Central Bank Act 1997

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Short title, construction, collective citation and commencement.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
3. Art. 3 Laying of regulations and orders before Houses of the Oireachtas.
4. Art. 4 Repeals.
5. Art. 5 Definitions (Part II).
6. Art. 6 Membership of payment system.
7. Art. 7 Payment systems.
8. Art. 8 Existing payment systems.
9. Art. 9 Approval of rules.
10. Art. 10 Refusal to approve of rules.
11. Art. 11 Application of section 17 of Act of 1971.
12. Art. 12 Failure to comply with conditions or requirements.
13. Art. 13 Revocation of approval of rules of payment system.
14. Art. 14 Offences.
15. Art. 15 Imposition of requirements for membership.
16. Art. 16 Amendment of section 26 of Act of 1971.
17. Art. 17 Exemption of payment systems.
18. Art. 18 Payment of fees.
19. Art. 19 Prohibition of revocation of certain payments.
20. Art. 20 Electronic settlement of accounts.
21. Art. 21 Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1942.
22. Art. 22 Power to make regulations for cross-border transfers.
23. Art. 23 Power of Bank to form or acquire a company.
24. Art. 24 Interpretation (Part IV).
25. Art. 25 Obligation of regulated service provider to provide compliance statement when required to do so by the Bank.
26. Art. 26 Compliance statement to be accompanied by auditor's report if required.
27. Art. 27 Offences under section 25 or 26.
28. Art. 27A Bank may issue guidelines.
29. Art. 27B Auditor of regulated financial service provider to lodge annual report with Bank.
30. Art. 27BA Auditor assurance.
31. Art. 27C Duty of auditor to provide Bank with copies of certain reports.
32. Art. 27D Duty of auditor to provide Bank with copies of reports sent to Director of Corporate Enforcement.
33. Art. 27E Bank may request auditor of regulated financial service provider to provide Bank with report on certain matters.
34. Art. 27F Bank may require auditor of regulated financial service provider to provide certain documents.
35. Art. 27G Offences by auditors and affiliates under this Chapter.
36. Art. 27H Auditors to have certain immunities from liability.
37. Art. 27I Offence to provide false or misleading information for the purposes of this Part.
38. Art. 27J Who may prosecute offences against this Part that are to be tried summarily.
39. Art. 27K Limitation period for bringing proceedings for summary trial of offence against this Part.
40. Art. 28 Definitions (Part V).
41. Art. 29 Person prohibited from carrying on regulated business without authorisation.
42. Art. 29A Power of Bank to exempt certain persons from being required to hold authorisation as a retail credit firm.
43. Art. 30 Applications for authorisations.
44. Art. 31 Grant and refusal of applications for authorisation.
45. Art. 31A Provisions supplementary to section 31 applicable to retail credit and home reversion firms.
46. Art. 32 Effect and term of authorisation.
47. Art. 32A Additional provisions applicable to retail credit and home reversion firms.
48. Art. 33 Bank may impose conditions when granting an application for an authorisation.
49. Art. 33A Imposition of conditions or requirements on authorised retail credit firms and home reversion firms.
50. Art. 34 Bank may amend authorisation.
51. Art. 34C Transitional provisions.
52. Art. 34D Transitional provision for existing debt management firms.
53. Art. 34E Transitional provision for existing retail credit firms
54. Art. 34EA Further transitional provision for existing retail credit firms
55. Art. 34F Transitional provision for existing credit servicing firms
56. Art. 34FA Transitional provision for existing credit servicing firms: supplementary
57. Art. 34FB Transitional provision for existing credit servicing firms: further supplementary provision
58. Art. 34G Obligation on credit servicing firm and holder of legal title to credit
59. Art. 35 Offence to fail to comply with certain conditions and requirements.
60. Art. 36 Revocation of authorisation by Bank on application of holder.
61. Art. 36A Revocation of authorisation by Bank otherwise than on application of holder.
62. Art. 36B Bank may direct holder of authorisation to suspend business.
63. Art. 36C Bank to publish notice of revocation or suspension.
64. Art. 36D Bank to keep register of persons authorised to carry on regulated businesses.
65. Art. 36E Bank to publish list of persons authorised to carry on regulated businesses.
66. Art. 36EA Collection and publication of information on relevant agreements
67. Art. 36F Holders of authorisations to keep certain records.
68. Art. 36G Appointment of inspectors.
69. Art. 36H Powers of inspectors with respect to holders of authorisations.
70. Art. 36I Offence to obstruct inspectors in the exercise of their powers.
71. Art. 36J Court may make enforcement orders.
72. Art. 36K Offences by persons concerned in management of bodies corporate.
73. Art. 36L Decisions of Bank under this Part to be appealable decisions for purposes of Part VIIA of Central Bank Act 1942.
74. Art. 36M Bank may make regulations for purposes of this Part.
75. Art. 36N Performance and exercise of Bank's functions and powers to be consistent with performance of certain responsibilities of Governor.
76. Art. 37 Amendment of section 4 of Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995.
77. Art. 38 Amendment of section 8 of Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995.
78. Art. 39 Amendment of section 10 of Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995.
79. Art. 40 Amendment of section 20 of Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995.
80. Art. 41 Amendment of section 22 of Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995.
81. Art. 42 Amendment of section 25 of Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995.
82. Art. 43 Amendment of section 26 of Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995.
83. Art. 44 Amendment of section 27 of Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995.
84. Art. 45 Amendment of section 28 of Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995.
85. Art. 46 Amendment of section 29 of Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995.
86. Art. 47 Amendment of section 31 of Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995.
87. Art. 48 Amendment of section 64 of Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995.
88. Art. 49 Amendment of section 78 of Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995.
89. Art. 50 Amendment of section 24 of Act of 1942.
90. Art. 51 Amendment of section 28 of Act of 1942.
91. Art. 52 Amendment of section 16 of Act of 1989.
92. Art. 53 Application of section 47 of Act of 1989.
93. Art. 54 Amendment of section 48 of Act of 1989.
94. Art. 55 Amendment of section 75 of Act of 1989.
95. Art. 56 Amendment of section 76 of Act of 1989.
96. Art. 57 Amendment of section 90 of Act of 1989.
97. Art. 58 Amendment of section 91 of Act of 1989.
98. Art. 59 Amendment of section 92 of Act of 1989.
99. Art. 60 Amendment of section 3(2) of Consumer Credit Act, 1995.
100. Art. 61 Amendment of Part II, Chapter VII of Act of 1989.
101. Art. 62 Amendment of section 104 of Act of 1989.
102. Art. 63 Amendment of section 139 of Act of 1989.
103. Art. 64 Amendment of section 3 of Bretton Woods Agreements Act, 1957.
104. Art. 65 Amendment of section 3 of International Finance Corporation Act, 1958.
105. Art. 66 Amendment of section 3 of International Development Association Act, 1960.
106. Art. 67 Amendment of section 3 of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Act, 1988.
107. Art. 68 Amendment of section 3 of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Act, 1991.
108. Art. 69 Amendment of Part II, Chapter II of Act of 1989.
109. Art. 70 Amendment of Act of 1971.
110. Art. 71 Amendment of section 11 of Act of 1971.
111. Art. 72 Amendment of section 48 of Act of 1971.
112. Art. 73 Amendment of section 51 of Act of 1971.
113. Art. 74 Injunction to prevent an unauthorised person acting as a credit institution.
114. Art. 75 Powers of inspection.
115. Art. 76 Search and seizure.
116. Art. 77 Examination by Comptroller and Auditor General.
117. Art. 78 Amendment of Building Societies Act, 1989.
118. Art. 79 Information to be supplied by mortgage lenders.
119. Art. 80 Amendment of Trustee (Authorised Investments) Act, 1958.
120. Art. 81 Amendment of European Communities (Deposit Guarantee Schemes) Regulations, 1995.
121. Art. 82 References to company in ICC Bank Act, 1992.
122. Art. 83 Amendment of Stock Transfer Act, 1963.
123. Art. 84 Representative offices.
124. Art. 85 Amendment of Decimal Currency Act, 1969.