(1) For the purpose of this section -
'administrative enquiry' means any control, check or other action carried out by an authorised officer by virtue of Regulation 14 of the Regulations of 2012;
'authorised officer' means a person appointed as an authorised officer under Regulation 12 of the Regulations of 2012;
'books, records or other documents' has the same meaning as in section 900(1);
'competent authority' means the authority designated as such by a Member State for the purposes of the Directive and, in relation to the State, means the Revenue Commissioners;
'Directive' means Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 2011 [OJ No. L64, 11.3.2011, p. 1] as amended by Council Directive 2014/107/EU of 9 December 2014, [OJ No. L359, 16.12.2014, p. 1] Council Directive (EU) 2015/2376 of 8 December 2015 [OJ No. L332, 18.12.2015, p. 1], Council Directive (EU) 2016/881 of 25 May 2016 [OJ No. L146, 3.6.2016, p. 1], Council Directive (EU) 2016/2258 of 6 December 2016 [OJ No. L342, 16.12.2
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