Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Act 2009

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Definitions.

1.— In this Act—

“Anglo Irish Bank” means the company known before its re-registration by virtue of section 6 as Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Public Limited Company and, after that re-registration, as Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Limited;

“articles” means articles of association;

“Assessor” means the person appointed under section 22;

“Central Bank” means the Central Bank F1[] of Ireland;

“commercially sensitive information” means information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to—

(a) materially prejudice the commercial or industrial interests of a person or of a group or class of persons, or

(b) prejudice the competitive position of a person in the conduct of the person’s business, profession or occupation;

“credit institution” has the same meaning as in the Central Bank Act 1997;

“extinguished rights” means rights extinguished by section 10(1) in or in relation to Anglo Irish Bank;

“Governor” has the same meaning as in the Central Bank Act 1942;

“memorandum” means memorandum of association;

“Minister” means Minister for Finance;

“nominee” means nominee of the Minister, including a nominee that is a company;

“regulated market” has the same meaning as in the European Communities (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 60 of 2007);

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“security interest” includes any mortgage, charge, lien, pledge or other encumbrance;

“shares” includes ordinary shares, preference shares, share warrants and stock;

“subsidiary”, in relation to Anglo Irish Bank, has the same meaning as in section 155 of the Companies Act 1963;

“subsidiary undertaking”, in relation to Anglo Irish Bank, has the same meaning as in the European Communities (Companies: Group Accounts) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 201 of 1992);

“transferred shares” means the shares in Anglo Irish Bank transferred to the Minister under section 5.

Annotations

Amendments:

F1

Deleted (1.10.2010) by Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (23/2010), s. 15(1) and sch. 2 part 1 item 1, S.I. No. 469 of 2010.

F2

Deleted (1.10.2010) by Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (23/2010), s. 15(1) and sch. 2 part 1 item 2, S.I. No. 469 of 2010.

Editorial Notes:

E2

Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (23/2010), s. 15(14) and sch. 2 part 14 par. 30 provides for the substitution of “Central Bank of Ireland” for “Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland” in the definition of “Central Bank” in section. This amendment was already made by Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (23/2010), s. 15(1) and sch. 2 part 1 item 1, as per F note above.