(1) In this Act -

"collective bargaining" shall be construed in accordance with section 1A;

"Commission" means the Workplace Relations Commission;

"Court" means the Labour Court;

"excepted body to which this Act applies" shall be construed in accordance with section 1B;

"Minister" means the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

(2) In this Act -

(a) a reference to a section is to a section of this Act unless it is indicated that a reference to some other enactment is intended,

(b) a reference to a subsection is to a subsection of the provision in which the reference occurs unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended, and

(c) a reference to another enactment is to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment, including this Act.