Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008
Number 18 of 2008
CREDIT INSTITUTIONS (FINANCIAL SUPPORT) ACT 2008
REVISED
Updated to 16 December 2025
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 (16/2025), enacted 16 December 2025, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Revocation) Scheme 2025 (S.I. No. 615 of 2025), made 16 December 2025, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
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Number 18 of 2008
CREDIT INSTITUTIONS (FINANCIAL SUPPORT) ACT 2008
REVISED
Updated to 16 December 2025
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
2. Functions performed in the public interest.
5. Regulations — general implementation of this Act.
6. Provision of financial support for credit institutions.
7. Modification of application, etc., of certain provisions of Competition Act 2002.
Acts referred to
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1942, No. 22 |
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1997, No. 8 |
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Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003 |
2003, No. 12 |
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1963, No. 33 |
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Companies Acts |
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2002, No. 14 |
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1970, No. 14 |
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1993, No. 13 |
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2002, No. 29 |
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1990, No. 18 |
Number 18 of 2008
CREDIT INSTITUTIONS (FINANCIAL SUPPORT) ACT 2008
REVISED
Updated to 16 December 2025
AN ACT TO PROVIDE, IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, FOR MAINTAINING THE STABILITY OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM IN THE STATE AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO PROVIDE FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT BY THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN CREDIT INSTITUTIONS, TO AMEND THE COMPETITION ACT 2002 AND OTHER ENACTMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS.
[2nd October, 2008]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Editorial Notes:
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Power granted to Minister for Finance to make proposed subordinated liabilities order in relation to subordinated liabilities of relevant institutions to which the Minister has provided or intends to provide financial support under Act and matters to be regarded by Minister in considering whether to make such an order prescribed (21.12.2010) by Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Act 2010 (36/2010), s. 28, S.I. No. 623 of 2010.