1.— (1) This Act may be cited as the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012.

(2) The Credit Union Acts 1997 and 2001 and this Act (other than sections 36, 37, 48(2) and 56(3), Part 5 and Schedules 2 to 5) may be cited together as the Credit Union Acts 1997 to 2012 and shall be construed together.

(3) The Central Bank Acts 1942 to 2011, sections 36, 37, 48(2) and 56(3), Part 5 (in so far as it amends any of those Acts), and Schedules 2 and 3 (in so far as they amend any of those Acts) may be cited together as the Central Bank Acts 1942 to 2012.