Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012
Number 40 of 2012
CREDIT UNION AND CO-OPERATION WITH OVERSEAS REGULATORS ACT 2012
REVISED
Updated to 20 September 2022
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012. 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 Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (31/2022), enacted 12 October 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Credit Union Fund (Stabilisation) Levy Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 476 of 2022), made 20 September 2022, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 40 of 2012
CREDIT UNION AND CO-OPERATION WITH OVERSEAS REGULATORS ACT 2012
REVISED
Updated to 20 September 2022
Introduction
This Revised Act presents the text of the Act as it has been amended since enactment, and preserves the format in which it was passed.
Related legislation
Central Bank Acts 1942 to 2018: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation (Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018 (36/2018), s. 3(2)). The Acts in the group are:
• Central Bank Act 1942 (22/1942)
• Central Bank Act 1961 (8/1961) (repealed)
• Central Bank Act 1964 (3/1964) (repealed)
• Central Bank Act 1971 (24/1971)
• Central Bank Act 1989 (16/1989), Part II
• Central Bank Act 1997 (8/1997), other than ss. 3, 36 to 49, 60, 64 to 68, 78 to 83 and 85
• Central Bank Act 1998 (2/1998)
• Euro Changeover (Amounts) Act 2001 (16/2001), s. 5 and s. 9(4)
• Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003 (12/2003)
• Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2004 (21/2004)
• National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 (34/2009), s. 1(4), s. 232 and sch. 3 part 2
• Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (23/2010)
• Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) Act 2011 (27/2011)
• Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012 (40/2012), ss. 36 , 37 , 48 (2) and 56(3), Part 5 (in so far as it amends the Central Bank Acts 1942 to 2011), and Schedules 2 and 3 (in so far as they amend any of those Acts)
• Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (26/2013), other than section 5, in so far as it relates to Schedules 3 and 4, and sections 75 to 78 , 80 to 87 and 89 to 94
• Central Bank Act 2014 (9/2014), s. 1
• Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015 (21/2015), other than s. 8
• Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018 (36/2018)
Credit Union Acts 1997 to 2020: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation, to be construed together as one (Credit Union Restructuring Board (Dissolution) Act 2020 (22/2020), s. 1(2)). The Acts in this group are:
• Credit Union Act 1997 (15/1997)
• Euro Changeover (Amounts) Act 2001 (16/2001), ss. 6 and 9(3)
• Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012 (40/2012), other than ss. 36, 37, 48(2), and 56(3), Part 5 and Schedules 2-5
• Companies (Statutory Audits) Act 2018 (22/2018), s. 72
• Credit Union Restructuring Board (Dissolution) Act 2020 (22/2020), other than Part 4 (ss. 20-22)
Annotations
This Revised Act is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments, statutory instruments made pursuant to the Act and previous affecting provisions.
An explanation of how to read annotations is available at
www.lawreform.ie/annotations.
Material not updated in this revision
Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked. This information is not represented in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the amended legislation if one is available.
Where legislation or a fragment of legislation is referred to in annotations, changes to this legislation or fragment may not be reflected in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the legislation referred to if one is available.
A list of legislative changes to any Act, and to statutory instruments from 1972, may be found linked from the page of the Act or statutory instrument at
www.irishstatutebook.ie.
Acts which affect or previously affected this revision
• Credit Union Restructuring Board (Dissolution) Act 2020 (22/2020)
• Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018)
All Acts up to and including Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (31/2022), enacted 12 October 2022, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision
• Credit Union Fund (Stabilisation) Levy Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 476 of 2022)
• Credit Union Fund (Stabilisation) Levy Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 480 of 2021)
• Credit Union Fund (Stabilisation) Levy Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 457 of 2020)
• Credit Union Fund (Stabilisation) Levy Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 569 of 2019)
• Credit Union Fund (Stabilisation) Levy Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 441 of 2018)
• Credit Union Fund (Stabilisation) Levy Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 561 of 2017)
• Credit Union Fund (ReBo Levy) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 283 of 2017)
• Credit Union Fund (ReBo Levy) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 585 of 2016)
• Credit Union Fund (Stabilisation) Levy Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 583 of 2016)
• Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 584 of 2015)
• Credit Union Fund (ReBo Levy) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 557 of 2015)
• Credit Union Fund (Stabilisation) Levy Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 530 of 2015)
• Credit Union Fund (ReBo Levy) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 581 of 2014)
• Credit Union Fund (Stabilisation) Levy Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 533 o f 2014)
• Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 99 of 2014)
• Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 393 of 2013)
• Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 280 of 2013)
• Credit Union Restructuring Board (Establishment Day) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 558 of 2012)
• Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 557 of 2012)
All statutory instruments up to and including Credit Union Fund (Stabilisation) Levy Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 476 of 2022), made 20 September 2022, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Number 40 of 2012
CREDIT UNION AND CO-OPERATION WITH OVERSEAS REGULATORS ACT 2012
REVISED
Updated to 20 September 2022
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General
Section
1. Short title, construction and collective citation.
4. Savers for regulatory actions of Bank.
Amendments to Credit Union Act 1997 and Consequential Amendments, etc.
6. Amendment of section 2 (Interpretation) of Principal Act.
7. Supplemental provisions relating to registration, etc., under section 6 of Principal Act.
9. Protection of members’ savings.
14. Appeal against certain decisions of Bank.
16. Operation of board of directors.
17. Functions of board of directors.
18. Chair of board of directors, etc.
22. Credit officer and credit control officer.
23. Directors: suspension and removal by board oversight committee.
24. General governance requirements.
26. Additional requirements for credit unions.
27. Board oversight committee.
29. Power of Bank to make regulations.
30. Liquidity and stress testing, etc.
31. Bank’s power to require appointment of additional director of credit union.
32. Removal of auditor of credit union by Bank.
33. General regulations by Bank.
34. Certain enactments not to apply to credit unions, etc.
35. Miscellaneous and consequential amendments to Principal Act.
36. Consequential amendments of the Central Bank Act 1942.
37. Amendment of Schedule 2 to Central Bank Act 1942.
38. Revocation of statutory instruments.
Restructuring
Preliminary and restructuring generally
Credit Union Restructuring Board
42. Establishment of Credit Union Restructuring Board.
43. Cessation of effect of this Part.
44. Restructuring functions of ReBo.
45. Restructuring of credit unions.
46. Guidelines and directions.
48. Collection of ReBo levy and amendment of section 61H of the Central Bank Act 1942.
49. Membership of Board of ReBo, etc.
50. Non-disclosure of information.
52. Chief executive officer of ReBo.
Credit Union Fund and Credit Union Levy
58. Keeping and audit of accounts of Credit Union Fund, etc.
60. Arrangements for collection of credit union levies.
Stabilisation
62. Independence of Bank and its Governor not affected (Part 4).
63. Minister and Bank to have regard to European Union law (Part 4).
64. Funding for stabilisation support.
65. Provision of stabilisation support.
67. Expenses of Bank under Part 4.
Miscellaneous Amendments relating to Central Bank Acts 1942 to 2011
68. Amendments to Central Bank Act 1942.
69. Amendment to Central Bank Reform Act 2010.
70. Amendments, repeals, revocations, savings and transitional provisions (Part 5).
Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments to Credit Union Act 1997
Amendments to Certain Acts and Statutory Instruments
Amendments to Certain Acts
Amendments to Certain Statutory Instruments
Amendments of Central Bank Acts
Amendments of Central Bank Act 1971
Amendments of Central Bank Act 1997
Amendments of Certain Other Acts
Amendments of Building Societies Act 1989
Amendment of Trustee Savings Banks Act 1989
Amendment of Investment Limited Partnerships Act 1994
Amendments of Consumer Credit Act 1995
Amendments of Investment Intermediaries Act 1995
Amendments of Credit Union Act 1997
Amendments of Investor Compensation Act 1998
Amendment of Asset Covered Securities Act 2001
Amendments to Certain Statutory Instruments
Amendments of European Communities (Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services) Regulations 2004
Amendment of European Communities (Insurance Mediation) Regulations 2005
Amendment of European Communities (Reinsurance) Regulations 2006
Amendments of European Communities (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2007
Amendments of European Communities (Insurance and Reinsurance Groups Supplementary Supervision) Regulations 2007
Amendments of European Communities (Credit Institutions) (Consolidated Supervision) Regulations 2009
Amendment of European Communities (Cross Border Payments) Regulations 2010
Acts Referred to
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2001, No. 47 |
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1989, No. 17 |
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1942, No. 22 |
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1971, No. 24 |
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1989, No. 18 |
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1997, No. 8 |
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Central Bank Acts 1942 to 2011 |
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2011, No. 27 |
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2010, No. 23 |
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Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 |
2010, No. 24 |
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1963, No. 33 |
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1990, No. 33 |
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1995, No. 24 |
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2007, No. 19 |
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2010, No. 36 |
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1966, No. 19 |
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1997, No. 15 |
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Credit Union Acts 1997 and 2001 |
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Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 |
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1972, No. 27 |
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Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 |
2009, No. 5 |
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Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1893 to 1978 |
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1983, No. 29 |
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1989, No. 3 |
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1995, No. 11 |
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1994, No. 24 |
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1998, No. 37 |
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Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 |
2004, No. 33 |
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1997, No. 39 |
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1989, No. 21 |
Number 40 of 2012
CREDIT UNION AND CO-OPERATION WITH OVERSEAS REGULATORS ACT 2012
REVISED
Updated to 20 September 2022
AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THECREDIT UNION ACTS 1997 AND 2001, IN PARTICULAR, TO AMEND THE PRUDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CREDIT UNIONS, TO CHANGE THE GOVERNANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CREDIT UNIONS BY REMOVING CERTAIN MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS FROM BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF CREDIT UNIONS AND PROVIDING FOR A SEPARATE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AND TO IMPROVE THE OVERSIGHT AND GENERAL POLICY FUNCTIONS OF SUCH BOARDS OF DIRECTORS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE RESTRUCTURING OF CREDIT UNIONS AND FOR STABILISATION SUPPORT TO CREDIT UNIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE CREDIT UNION FUND FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH RESTRUCTURING AND STABILISATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR LEVIES IN RESPECT OF THAT FUND; TO PROVIDE FOR MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATING TO CREDIT UNIONS; TO AMEND THE CENTRAL BANK ACTS 1942 TO 2011, TO PROVIDE FOR CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND AND OVERSEAS REGULATORS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF AUTHORISED OFFICERS BY THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND; AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOREGOING.
[19th December, 2012]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: