1.— In this Act—

“ Act of 1999 ” means the Electricity Regulation Act 1999;

“Commission” means the Commission for Energy Regulation;

“EirGrid” means the public limited company incorporated pursuant to Regulation 34 of the Principal Regulations;

“interconnector” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 1999;

“ Minister ” means the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources;

“Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Internal Market in Electricity) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 445 of 2000).