(1) In this Act -

"act" includes a decision (howsoever described), an omission and a course of conduct;

"Act of 1965" means the Succession Act 1965;

"Act of 1995" means the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995;

"Act of 1996" means the Powers of Attorney Act 1996;

"Act of 2001" means the Mental Health Act 2001;

"Act of 2014" means the Companies Act 2014;

"advance healthcare directive" shall be construed in accordance with section 82;

"approved nursing home" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009;

"attorney" has the meaning assigned to it by section 59(1);

"attorney under the Act of 1996" means a person appointed under an enduring power under the Act of 1996;