In this Act and in every Act passed after the commencement of this Act, the following expressions shall, unless the contrary intention appears, have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, namely: -
(1) the expressions "the Constitution" and "the Constitution of Saorstát Eireann" shall mean the Constitution set forth in the First Schedule annexed to the Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922 (No. 1 of 1922):
(2) the expression "the Governor-General" shall mean the Governor-General of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) for the time being:
(3) the expression "the Comptroller and Auditor-General" shall mean the Comptroller of the Receipt and Issue of the Exchequer of Saorstát Eireann and Auditor-General of Public Accounts for the time being appointed under the Comptroller and Auditor-General Act, 1923 (No. 1 of 1923):
(4) the expression "the Executive Council" shall mean the Executive Council for the time being constituted and appointed