2. In this Act—

“Act of 2002” means the Competition Act 2002;

“Act of 2007” means the Consumer Protection Act 2007;

F1[“Artificial Intelligence Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024⁸ laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending Regulations (EC) No 300/2008, (EU) No 167/2013, (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1139 and (EU) 2019/2144 and Directives 2014/90/EU, (EU) 2016/797 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Artificial Intelligence Act);]

F1[“Artificial Intelligence Regulation infringement” means an infringement of the following Articles of the Artificial Intelligence Regulation:

(a) Articles 16 to 27;

(b) Article 43;

(c) Articles 47 to 50;

(d) Article 72;

(e) Article 73;]

F1[“Artificial Intelligence Regulation investigation” means an investigation pursuant to a direction under section 46B where there is a suspected Artificial Intelligence Regulation infringement;]

“authorised officer” shall be construed in accordance with section 35;

“Commission” has the meaning assigned to it by section 9;

“contravention” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2002;

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

“establishment day” shall be construed in accordance with section 8;

“dissolved body” has the meaning assigned to it by section 38;

“financial year” means a period of 12 months ending on 31 December in any year and, in the case of the first financial year of the Commission, means the period commencing on the establishment day and ending on 31 December in the year in which the establishment day falls;

“goods” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2007;

F1[“Member State competent authority” means an authority that is designated by a Member State (other than the State) as a competent authority for the purposes of the Artificial Intelligence Regulation;]

“Minister” means the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation;

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister;

“recognised trade union or staff association” means a trade union or staff association recognised by the Commission for the purposes of negotiations which are concerned with the remuneration or conditions of employment, or the working conditions of employees;

F2["Regulation of 2003" means Regulation (EC) No. 1/2003 of 16 December 2002⁸ on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty;]

F2["relevant competition law" has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2002;]

F1[“relevant Regulation” means the Artificial Intelligence Regulation;]

“relevant statutory provisions” means—

(a) “relevant statutory provisions” within the meaning of the Act of 2007,

F1[(aa) a relevant Regulation;]

(b) the Act of 2002, and any instrument made under that Act for the time being in force, and

(c) this Act, and any instrument made under this Act for the time being in force;

“services” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2007;

“undertaking” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2002.