Central Bank Act 1942
F174[Power to prescribe fees.
32E.—(1) The Commission may make regulations prescribing fees for the purpose of any enactment that provides, by reference to this section or to section 33K (as in force at any time before the coming into operation of this section), for the payment of a fee.
(2) The Commission may make regulations providing for all or any of the following matters:
(a) the persons, or classes of persons, who are required to pay specified kinds of fees;
(b) the amounts of specified kinds of fees;
(c) the collection of fees.
(3) Regulations of the kind referred to in subsection (2) may be included in regulations made under subsection (1).
(4) Regulations made under this section do not take effect until approved by the Minister.
(5) The Bank may, by proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction, recover as a debt an amount payable as a fee under regulations in force under this section.
(6) The Bank may refund the whole or a part of a fee paid pursuant to regulations made under this section.
(7) The Commission may amend or revoke a regulation made under this section.
(8) An amendment or revocation of regulations made under this section does not take effect until approved by the Minister.]
Annotations
Amendments:
F174
Substituted and inserted (1.10.2010) by Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (23/2010), s. 14(1) and sch. 1, part 1, item 39, S.I. No. 469 of 2010.
Editorial Notes:
E94
Power pursuant to section exercised (31.03.2022) by Central Bank Act 1942 (Section 32E) Prospectus and Related Documents Fee Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 135 of 2022), in effect as per reg. 2.
E95
Fees under section are payable in respect of performance by Bank of its functions under European Union (Prospectus) Regulations 2019 and Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 subject to certain conditions as provided (21.07.2019) by European Union (Prospectus) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 380 of 2019), reg. 37, in effect as per reg. 1(2).
E96
Power pursuant to section exercised (21.12.2012) by Central Bank Act 1942 (Section 32E) Transparency Fee Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 550 of 2012).
E97
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (1.05.2015) by Central Bank Act 1942 (Section 32E) Prospectus and Related Documents Approval Fee Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 106 of 2015), in effect as per reg. 2; revoked (31.03.2022) by Central Bank Act 1942 (Section 32E) Prospectus and Related Documents Fee Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 135 of 2022), reg. 13, in effect as per reg. 2.
E98
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (11.11.2011) by Central Bank Act 1942 (Section 32E) Prospectus Approval Fee Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 632 of 2011); revoked (1.05.2015) by Central Bank Act 1942 (Section 32E) Prospectus and Related Documents Approval Fee Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 106 of 2015), in effect as per reg. 2.