2.— In this Act—

“Act of 1963” means the Companies Act 1963;

“Act of 1976” means the Gas Act 1976;

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

“Act of 2001” means the Local Government Act 2001;

“Act of 2007” means the Water Services Act 2007;

F1[“Act of 2014” means the Companies Act 2014;]

F1[“appointed day” means the day appointed by order under section 6 (1) of the Water Services (Amendment) Act 2022;]

F2[“Board” has the meaning assigned to it by section 6A(2);]

F1[“chief executive officer” has the meaning assigned to it by section 6B(1);]

“Commission” means the Commission for Energy Regulation established under section 8 of the Act of 1999;

F1[“director” means a person appointed to the Board under section 6A(2);]

F1[“enactment” has the same meaning as it has in the Interpretation Act 2005;]

F1[“financial year” shall be construed in accordance with section 17A;]

“material interest” shall be construed in accordance with section 2(3) of the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995;

“Minister” means the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government;

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“water services authority” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2007.