Investor Compensation Act, 1998

Amendment of section 66 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.

82.Section 66 of the Stock Exchange Act, 1995 , is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection:

“(2) Any books or documents of which possession is taken under this section may be retained for a period of six months or—

(i) if within that period there are commenced any such criminal proceedings as are mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of section 69 of this Act (being proceedings to which the books or documents are relevant), until the conclusion of those proceedings, or

(ii) if within that period there is commenced an investigation by An Garda Síochána into matters relating to subsection (1)(a) of section 69 of this Act (and the books or documents are relevant to the investigation), until the conclusion of the investigation.”.