109H.— (1) This Chapter shall apply–

(a) to relevant providers in respect of whom the Minister is the competent authority, and

(b) in respect of acts or omissions that occurred or are alleged to have occurred after the coming into operation of Regulation 5 of the European Union (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Administrative Sanctions) Regulations 2026.

(2) The functions of a State competent authority, in relation to designated persons, under Chapter 8 of this Part, may be performed by the Minister to assist in carrying out functions in relation to relevant providers in respect of which the Chapter applies.

(3) For the purposes referred to in subsection (2), sections 66 to 83 apply with any necessary modifications, including the following:

(a) a relevant authorised officer has, in respect of relevant providers, all of the functions that an authorised officer appointed by a State competent authority under section 72 has in respect of designated persons;

(b) a judge of the District Court, in the case of an application under section 78 by a relevant authorised officer in respect of a relevant provider, has all of the functions that such a judge has, in the case of a similar application under that section by an authorised officer appointed by a State competent authority under section 72, in respect of a designated person;

(c) section 79 applies so as to enable a relevant authorised officer to be accompanied and assisted in the exercise of the officer’s powers as referred to in that section;

(d) section 80 applies to a person who engages in conduct, referred to in that section, in relation to–

(i) a relevant authorised officer, and

(ii) any person accompanying and assisting the officer in accordance with section 79 as applied by paragraph (c).]