109F.— (1) The Central Bank of Ireland may require an electronic money issuer as defined in Article 2, point (3), of Directive 2009/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009⁷, a payment service provider as defined in Article 4(11) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015⁸ or a crypto-asset service provider operating in the State under the right of establishment in forms other than a branch, and whose head office is situated in a Member State other than the State, to appoint a central contact point in the State that shall—

(a) ensure, on behalf of the entity operating on a cross-border basis, compliance with AML/CFT rules, and

(b) facilitate supervision by supervisors, including by providing supervisors with documents and information on request.

(2) A word or expression that is used in this section and is also used in Article 45(9) of the Fourth Money Laundering Directive (amended by Article 38(6) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1113 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023⁹ ) has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning in this section as it has in the said Article 45(9).]