Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003

Insertion into the Principal Act of new Part VIIIA.

29.—The Principal Act is amended by inserting the following Part after section 57AZ:

“PART VIIIA

Regulations and Orders

Regulations for purposes of this Act.

61A.—(1) The Minister may, after consulting the Bank, make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed (other than a matter required or permitted to be prescribed by the Government or the Bank), or that is necessary or expedient to be prescribed, for carrying out or giving effect to this Act (Part VIIA excepted).

(2) A provision of a regulation under this Act may—

(a) apply generally or be limited in its application by reference to specified exceptions or factors, or

(b) apply differently according to different factors of a specified kind, or

(c) authorise any matter or thing to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by a specified person or body,

or may do any combination of those things.

Power to amend or revoke certain orders.

61B.—(1) If the effect of an order made by the Minister under this Act has not become spent, the Minister may, after consulting the Bank, by further order, amend or revoke the order.

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), ‘amend’ includes add to, substitute and delete.

Regulations and orders to be laid before each House of Oireachtas.

61C.—The Minister shall arrange for every regulation made by the Government, Minister or the Chief Executive, and every order made by the Government or the Minister, under this Act to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as practicable after it is made.

House of Oireachtas may annul regulation or order.

61D.—(1) Either House of the Oireachtas may, by resolution passed within 21 sitting days after the day on which a regulation or order was laid before it in accordance with section 61C, annul the regulation or order.

(2) The annulment of such a regulation or order takes effect immediately on the passing of the resolution concerned, but does not affect anything that was done under the regulation or order before the passing of that resolution.”.