32A.— In this section and sections 32B to 32F inclusive—

"authorised officer" means—

(a) a person appointed under section 32B(1) to be an authorised officer, or

(b) an officer of customs and excise;

"inspect" includes search;

"premises" means any place, ship or other vessel, aircraft, railway wagon or other vehicle, and includes a container used to transport relevant things;

"record" includes, in addition to a record in writing—

(a) a disc, tape, sound-track or other device in which information, sounds or signals are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other instrument) of being reproduced in legible or audible form,

(b) a film, tape or other device in which visual images are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other instrument) of being reproduced in visual form, and

(c) a photograph,

and any reference to a copy of a record includes—

(d) in the case of a record to which paragraph (a) applies, a transcript of the sounds or signals embodied therein,

(e) in the case of a record to which paragraph (b) applies, a still reproduction of the images embodied therein, and

(f) in the case of a record to which paragraphs (a) and (b) apply, such a transcript together with such a still reproduction;

"relevant person" means—

(a) the Minister,

(b) the Chief Executive,

(c) the Chief Executive Officer of the Health Service Executive, or

(d) the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland;

"relevant thing" means—

(a) any medicinal product, cosmetic product or medical device, and

(b) any article or substance used in the manufacture, processing or storage of any medicinal product, cosmetic product or medical device;

"this Act" includes any regulations—

(a) made under this Act, or

(b) referred to in section 34(4).]