21. (1) A person specified in subsection (2) shall not be taken to be—

(a) a shadow director (within the meaning of the Companies Act), or

(b) a de facto director (within the meaning of the Companies Act),

of HBFI or any HBFI group entity, unless that person is appointed as a director of HBFI or a HBFI group entity, as the case may be.

(2) The persons referred to in subsection (1) are the following:

(a) the Minister;

(b) the NTMA;

(c) an employee or a member of the staff of the NTMA;

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(e) F3[…]

(f) HBFI;

(g) an officer of HBFI.