Counterfeiting Act 2021

Amendment of Central Bank Act 1942

29. The Central Bank Act 1942 is amended—

(a) in section 2(2A)—

(i) in paragraph (az) (inserted by Regulation 39(a)(ii) of the European Union (Prospectus) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 380 of 2019 )), by the substitution of “14 March 2019;” for “14 March 2019.”, and

(ii) by the insertion of the following after paragraph (az):

“(ba) Council Regulation (EC) No. 1338/2001 of 28 June 2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2009 of 18 December 2008;

(bb) Regulation (EU) No. 1210/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation;

(bc) Decision ECB/2010/14 of the European Central Bank of 16 September 2010 on the authenticity and fitness checking and recirculation of euro banknotes, as amended by Decision ECB/2012/19 of 7 September 2012 and by Decision ECB/2019/2195 of 5 December 2019.”,

and

(b) in Part 1 of Schedule 2 by the insertion of the following:

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