S.I. No. 351/2023 - Central Bank Act 1942 (Section 32D) (Certain Financial Vehicles Dedicated Levy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 7th July, 2023.

In the exercise of the powers conferred on the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Bank”) by section 32D of the Central Bank Act 1942 (No. 22 of 1942), and having regard to section 5 (3) of the Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2005 (No. 12 of 2005) and section 45 (3) of the Investment Limited Partnerships Act 1994 (No. 24 of 1994) and Regulation 31A(3) of the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2019 [ S.I. No. 110 of 2019 ] as inserted by regulation 5(d) of the European Union (Modifications of Statutory Instrument No. 110 of 2019) (Registration of Beneficial Ownership of Certain Financial Vehicles) Regulations 2020 [ S.I. No. 233 of 2020 ], the Central Bank Commission, with the approval of the Minister for Finance, hereby makes the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Central Bank Act 1942 (Section 32D) (Certain Financial Vehicles Dedicated Levy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 8 July 2023.

2. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the Central Bank Act 1942 (Section 32D) (Certain Financial Vehicles Dedicated Levy) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 335 of 2021 ).

3. The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for the Schedule the following:

SCHEDULE

Investment Limited Partnerships, Common Contractual Funds, Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicles, Unit Trusts and Credit Unions

Signed for and on behalf of the CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND

4 July 2023

MARCELLA FLOOD,

Chief Operations Officer

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

The purpose of these Regulations is to amend the Central Bank Act 1942 (Section 32D) (Certain Financial Vehicles Dedicated Levy) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 335 of 2021 ).