Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2023

Amendment of section 23 of Act of 2010

12. Section 23 of the Act of 2010 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) by the insertion of “or holding company” after “provider”, and

(ii) by the insertion of “in relation to it” after “controlled function”,

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) by the insertion of “the appointment of” after “approve”,

(ii) by the insertion of “or holding company” after “provider”, and

(iii) by the insertion of “pre-approval” before “controlled”,

(c) in subsection (6)(a), by the insertion of “or holding company” after “provider”, and

(d) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (7):

“(8) Where—

(a) the Bank is considering under subsection (1) whether to approve an appointment,

(b) the appointment will be to perform a pre-approval controlled function in relation to a regulated financial service provider, and

(c) the person proposing to make the appointment is not yet a regulated financial service provider,

subsection (2) applies as if references in that subsection to a regulated financial service provider were references to that person.”.