1. Interpretation.
In this Act -
"Civil Service" means the Civil Service of the Government and the Civil Service of the State;
"Minister" means the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform;
"public servant" means - (a) a person who is employed by, or who holds any office or other position in, a public service body, (b) a member of either House of the Oireachtas or of a local authority (within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001), (c) a member of the European Parliament for a constituency in the State, being a member who is in receipt of the allowance referred to in section 2 of the European Assembly (Irish Representatives) Act 1979, (d) the holder of a qualifying office, (e) a judge, or (f) a military judge appointed under Chapter IVC of Part V of the Defence Act 1954 (as amended by the Defence (Amendment) Act 2011), but does not include the President;