2. In this Act—

“Act of 1998” means the Local Government Act 1998;

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

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

“Act of 2014” means the Water Services Act 2014;

“Advisory Body” has the meaning assigned to it by section 43;

“Agency” means the Environmental Protection Agency;

“Commission” means—

(a) before 2 October 2017, the Commission for Energy Regulation, and

(b) by virtue of the Change of Name of Commission for Energy Regulation to Commission for Regulation of Utilities (Appointed Day) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 397 of 2017), on and from 2 October 2017, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities;

“dissolved bodies” has the meaning assigned to it by section 34;

“Forum” has the meaning assigned to it by section 25;

“local authority” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 2001;

“Minister” means the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government;

“No. 2 Act of 2013” means the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013.