1.—(1) In this Act—

“the Act of 1980” means the Casual Trading Act, 1980;

“authorised officer” means a person appointed under section 10 to be an authorised officer;

“casual trading area” means land standing designated by bye-laws under section 6 as an area where casual trading may be carried on;

“casual trading licence” means a licence granted under section 4;

“Dutch auction” means a sale of goods by auction in which the price is reduced by the auctioneer until a purchaser is found;

F1[ “local authority” means a local authority for the purposes of the Local Government Act 2001 (as amended by the Local Government Reform Act 2014);]

“market right” means a right conferred by franchise or statute to hold a fair or market, that is to say, a concourse of buyers and sellers to dispose of commodities;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Enterprise and Employment; “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister;

“selling” includes agreeing or offering to sell, or displaying for sale, or inviting an offer to buy;

F1["reserved function", in relation to a local authority, shall be construed in accordance with section 131 (as amended by the Local Government Reform Act 2014) of the Local Government Act 2001;]

(2) In this Act—

(a) a reference to any enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, adapted or extended by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act,

(b) a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended,

(c) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.