S.I. No. 408/2021 - European Union (Counterfeiting of Euro) Regulations 2021
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd August, 2021. | ||
I, PASCHAL DONOHOE, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving further effect to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1338/2001 of 28 June 20011 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2009 of 18 December 20082 , Regulation (EU) No. 1210/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 20103 concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation and Decision ECB/2010/14 of the European Central Bank of 16 September 20104 on the authenticity and fitness checking and recirculation of euro banknotes, as amended by Decision ECB/ 2012/19 of 7 September 20125 and by Decision ECB/2019/2195 of 5 December 20196 ; hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Counterfeiting of Euro) Regulations 2021. | ||
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 3rd day of August 2021. | ||
2. The Central Bank Act 1942 (No. 22 of 1942) is amended - | ||
(a) in section 2(2A) – | ||
(i) in paragraph (ba) (inserted by Regulation 5 of the European Union (Sustainability-related Disclosures in the Financial Services Sector) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 146 of 2021 )), by the substitution of “2019;” for “2019.”, and | ||
(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (ba): | ||
“(bb) Council Regulation (EC) No. 1338/2001 of 28 June 20011 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2009 of 18 December 20082 ; | ||
(bc) Regulation (EU) No. 1210/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 20103 concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation; | ||
(bd) Decision ECB/2010/14 of the European Central Bank of 16 September 20104 on the authenticity and fitness checking and recirculation of euro banknotes, as amended by Decision ECB/2012/19 of 7 September 20125 and by Decision ECB/2019/2195 of 5 December 20196 .”, | ||
and | ||
(b) in Part 1 of Schedule 2 by the insertion of the following: | ||
“49 No. 16 of 2021 Counterfeiting Act 2021 Part 3”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
26 July, 2021. | ||
PASCHAL DONOHOE, | ||
Minister for Finance. | ||
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