Section 3 — General interpretation

In this Act —“appointed authority” means a public officer, or a body, appointed under section 7(1); “authorised officer” means an individual appointed under section 5(1) or 8(1); “competent authority” means the public officer, or the body, appointed under section 4(1); “designated entity” means an entity that has been designated under section 17(1) as a designated entity; “entity” means any sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or other body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate, and includes a trust; “Guidelines on Fit and Proper Criteria” means the Guidelines on Fit and Proper Criteria mentioned in section 54; “Minister” means the Minister charged by the Prime Minister with the responsibility for this Act under Article 30(1) of the Constitution; “public authority” means —

(a)any Ministry, department of the Government or Organ of State; or

(b)any body established or constituted by or under any public Act to perform a public function, but excludes a Town Council; “relevant Minister” has the meaning assigned to that term in section 6(2); “Town Council” means a Town Council established under section 4 of the Town Councils Act 1988.