8. (1) There shall stand established on the establishment day a body, which shall be known, subject to subsection (2), in the Irish language, as An tÚdarás Rialála Comhlachtaí Tithíochta Ceadaithe or, in the English language, as the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority (in this Act referred to as the “Regulator”), to perform the functions conferred on it by this Act.

(2) The Regulator may, for operational purposes, describe itself in the Irish language as Rialálaí na gComhlachtaí Tithíochta Ceadaithe or, in the English language, as the Approved Housing Bodies Regulator.

(3) The provisions of the Schedule shall have effect in relation to the Regulator.