85.— (1) Section 4(1) of the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (No. 2) Act 1978 (referred to in this section as “the 1978 Act”) is amended by inserting the following after paragraph (b):

“(bb) the Central Bank of Ireland,”.

(2) The amendment made by subsection (1) shall not apply to—

(a) an application to the Registrar of Titles under Part III of the 1978 Act made before the commencement of this section,

(b) a notice of intention to acquire a fee simple under section 4 of the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act 1967 (referred to in this section as “the 1967 Act”) served before the commencement of this section,

(c) an application to a county registrar under section 17 of the 1967 Act, or an arbitration under that Act, relating to a notice to which paragraph (b) applies,

(d) an arbitration under Part III of the 1978 Act relating to an application to which paragraph (a) applies,

(e) an appeal to the Circuit Court from a decision of a county registrar under the 1967 Act relating to a notice to which paragraph (b) applies, or

(f) an appeal to the Circuit Court from a decision of the Registrar of Titles under Part III of the 1978 Act relating to an application to which paragraph (a) applies.