(1) In this Act -
"the Act of 1913" means the Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment) Act, 1913;
"common bond" has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of this Act and shall be deemed to include the relationship existing between a person having the common bond and a member of the family of such person who resides with such person in the same house;
"member of the family" means father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, step-father, step-mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, husband, wife, son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, step-son, step-daughter, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin, son-in-law or daughter-in-law and, in deducing any relationship for the purposes of this definition, a person adopted under the Adoption Acts, 1952 and 1964, shall be considered the legitimate offspring of the adopter or adopters;
"the Minister" means the Minister for Industry and Commerce;
"officer" shall include a chairman, vice-chairman