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No. 9/1995:
STOCK EXCHANGE ACT, 1995
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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PART I PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL
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1 Short title.
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2 Commencement.
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3 Interpretation.
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4 Repeals.
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5 Service of notices.
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6 Expenses.
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7 Laying of regulations before Houses of Oireachtas.
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PART II STOCK EXCHANGES
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8 Prohibition of unlawful stock exchanges.
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9 Grant of approval.
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10 Existing stock exchange.
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11 Imposition of conditions or requirements on approved stock exchanges.
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12 Refusal to consent to amendment of rules, etc.
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13 Procedure on refusal to grant approval, etc.
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14 Revocation of approval.
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15 Maintenance of books and records by approved stock exchanges.
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PART III MEMBERSHIP OF STOCK EXCHANGES
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16 Competent authority.
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17 Prohibition of unlawful member firm.
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18 Grant of authorisation.
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19 Requests from Commission.
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20 Authorised Member Firms doing business outside the State.
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21 Existing member firms.
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22 Imposition of conditions or requirements on authorised member firms.
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23 Refusal to consent to amendment of memorandum of association or articles of association of an authorised member firm.
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24 Revocation of authorisation.
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25 Register of member firms.
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26 Asset and liability ratios and structures of authorised member firms.
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27 Maintenance of books and records by member firms.
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PART IV REGULATION AND SUPERVISION OF STOCK EXCHANGES AND MEMBER FIRMS
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28 General functions of Bank.
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29 Directions by Bank.
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30 Winding-up on application to Court.
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31 Restrictions on advertising.
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32 Exemptions from restrictions on advertising.
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PART V AUDITORS
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33 Appointment of auditor.
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34 Duties of auditor.
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35 False statements to auditors.
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PART VI MISCELLANEOUS
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36 Power to require a second audit.
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37 Employment of disqualified person.
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38 Codes of conduct.
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39 Acquiring transactions.
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40 Notification of certain transactions.
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41 Approval of acquiring transactions.
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42 Period for implementing acquiring transactions.
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43 Imposition by Bank of conditions or requirements in respect of proposed acquiring transactions.
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44 Limitation on validity of certain acquiring transactions.
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45 Refusal by Bank to approve acquiring transactions.
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46 Appeals to Court.
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47 Inquiries by Bank into acquiring transactions.
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48 Obligation to inform Bank of shareholdings, etc.
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49 Other enactments relating to acquiring transactions.
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50 Amendment of section 16 of Central Bank Act, 1989.
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51 Investor compensation.
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52 Client money and investment instruments.
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53 Exemption from liability for damages.
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54 Personal liability of officers.
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PART VII ENFORCEMENT, OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
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55 Authorised officers.
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56 Powers of authorised officers.
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57 Appointment of inspector by Court.
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58 Power of inspector to extend investigation.
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59 Direction to inspector by Court.
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60 Powers of inspection.
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61 Expenses of and fees relating to an investigation.
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62 Inspectors' reports and proceedings thereon.
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63 Powers of Court following consideration of reports.
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64 Appointment of an inspector by Bank.
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65 Power to make determinations for breaches of conditions or requirements.
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66 Search and seizure.
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67 Admissibility in evidence of reports of inspectors.
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68 Privilege.
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69 Consent to publication of information.
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70 Offences and penalties.
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FIRST SCHEDULE
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SECOND SCHEDULE
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AN ACT TO REPEAL THE STOCK EXCHANGE (DUBLIN) ACT, 1799, AND THE STOCKBROKERS (IRELAND) ACT, 1918, AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, SUPERVISION AND REGULATION OF STOCK EXCHANGES AND THEIR MEMBER FIRMS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
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[14th June, 1995]
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
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