Iris Oifigiúil Journal No. 24, 2025-03-25

• Published date: 25 March 2025

Number 24

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S.I. No. 80 of 2025.

CENTRAL BANK REFORM ACT 2010 (SECTION 17A)

(STANDARDS FOR BUSINESS) REGULATIONS 2025

These Regulations give effect to Section 17A of the Central Bank

Reform Act 2010 by prescribing Standards for Business for the purpose

of ensuring that in the conduct of its affairs a financial service provider:

a)acts in the b est interests of customers and of the integrity of

the market,

b)acts honestly, fairly and professionally, and

c)acts with due skill, care and diligence.

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Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, D08 XA06,

Phone 046 9423100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €3.50

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S.I. No. 81 of 2025.

CENTRAL BANK (SUPERVISION AND ENFORCEMENT)

ACT 2013 (SECTION 48) (CONSUMER PROTECTION)

REGULATIONS 2025

The Central Bank of Ireland has made the Regulations, as above, which

prescribe Central Bank consumer protection requirements.

Financial service providers to which the Regulations apply are required

to comply with the requirements which apply to their business.

The requirements generall y apply in respect of customers in the State

that are consumers (as defined). This is subject to certain exceptions.

Part 2 prescribes general consu mer protection requirements applicable

to in–scope financial service providers e.g. knowing the consumer and

suitability assessment requirements.

Parts 3 to 5 prescribe requirements which apply to specific activities of

in–scope financial service providers e.g. consumer banking, insurance

and investments requirements.

The Regulations integrate, update and replace requirements from a

number of Central Bank instruments e.g. the Consumer Protection Code

as amended, the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears as amended, the

Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48)

(Licensed Moneylenders) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 196 of 2020), and

the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section

48(1)) (Insurance Requir ements) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 126 of

2022).

Copies of the above may be purchased from Government Publications,

Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €45.00

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Tuesday, 25th March, 2025

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IRIS OIFIGIÚIL, 25TH MARCH, 2025

S.I. No. 87 of 2025.

SEANAD ELECTORAL (UNIVERSITY MEMBERS)

(AMENDMENT) ACT 2024 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2025

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister for Housing, Local

Government and Heritage by section 2(1) of the Seanad Electoral

(University Members) (Amendment) Act 2024 (No. 40 of 2024), this

Order appoints 21 March 2025 as the day on which Section 28 of Part

3 and Part 4 of that Act come into operation.

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Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

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Price: €1.50

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S.I. No. 88 of 202

HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE AND

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT 2023

(COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2025

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Mr James

Browne T.D., has made a Commencement Order as titled above.

This Order brings the following provisions of the Historic and

Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 into

operation:

(a) section 173;

(b) subsections (1) and (2) of section 175 insofar as they apply to

section 138(2);

(c) subsections (3) and (4) of section 175 insofar as they apply to

sections 147 and 173;

(d) subsections (5) and (6) of section 175 insofar as they apply to

sections 1 39(1), (2) an d (3), 142(1) and (2) and 204(2)(b),

(3)(b) and (4)(b);

(e) subsections (7) and (8) of section 175 insofar as they apply to

section 217(2);

(f) sections 183 and 184;

(g) section 205;

(h) section 208;

(i) Schedule 7.

Copies of the Regulatio ns can be purchased directly from the

Government Publications Office, Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham,

Dublin 8, D08 XA06. Phone: 046 942 3100

Price: €1.50

March 2025

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

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IRISH COLLECTIVE ASSET-MANAGEMENT

VEHICLES ACT 2015 (ICAV Act 2015)

Notice of application for Voluntary Strike Off of an ICAV

Notice is hereby given under the powers conferred on the Central Bank

of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) by the Ir ish Collective Asset-

Management Vehic les Act 2015 (the “ICAV Act 2015”) pursuant to

Section 162 of the ICAV Act 2015, that SDC Cap ital ICAV (the

“ICAV”) has applied to the Central Bank to be struck off and that at the

expiration of 90 days from the d ate of publication of this notice

25/03/2025 shall be struck off the Register of ICAVs, unless an

objection under Section 162(2)(b) is received, or a cancellation is

requested under Section 162 (4).

Any person may deliver to the Central Bank an objection to the striking

off of the ICAV.

Any objection must b e confined to the ground that one or more of the

conditions set out in Section 161(1) have not been satisfied.

The ICAV itself may cancel the strike off process, pursuant to Section

162(4) within the 90 day period.

Unless the objection to the striking-off of an ICAV is received within

90 days of the date above, and is an objection that the Central Bank

sustains; or a request for the cancellation of the process is received from

the ICAV, the Central Bank will strike off the ICAV from the Register

of ICAVs and the ICAV will be dissolved.

Central Bank of Ireland

24/03/2025

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AN tACHT FÁ GHLÉASANNA ÉIREANNACHA UM

CHOMHBHAINISTIÚ SÓCMHAINNÍ 2015 (Acht GÉCS 2015)

Fógra maidir le hiarratas ó GÉCS ar é a Bhaint go

Deonach den Chlár

Tugtar fógra leis seo faoi na cumhachtaí a th ugtar do Bhanc Ceannais

na hÉireann (an “Banc Ceannais”) leis an Acht fá Ghléasanna

Éireannacha um Chomhbhainistiú Sócmhainní 2015 (“Acht GÉCS

2015”) de bhun Alt 162 d’Acht GÉCS 20 15, go bhfuil iarratas déanta

SDC Capital ICAV (an “GÉCS”) chuig an mBanc Ceannais chun é a

bhaint den chlár agus ar 90 lá a bheith caite ó dháta foilsithe an fhógra

seo 25/03/2025, déanfar é a bhaint de Chlár na GÉCSanna, mura

bhfaighfear agóid faoi Alt 162(2)(b), nó mura n-iarrfar cealú faoi Alt

162(4).

Féadfaidh aon duine agóid in aghaidh an GÉCS a bhaint den chlár a

sheachadadh ar an mBanc Ceannais.

Ní foláir go mbeidh aon agóid den sórt sin teoranta don fhoras nár

comhlíonadh ceann amháin nó níos mó de na coinníollacha a leagtar

amach in alt 161(1).

Féadfaidh an GÉCS féin an próiseas arb éard é an GÉCS a bhaint den

chlár, a chealú laistigh den tréimhse 90 lá, de bhun Alt 162(4).

Mura bhfaighfear agóid in aghaidh GÉCS a bhaint den chlár laistigh de

90 lá ón dáta thuasluaite, ar agóid í a cheadóidh an Banc Ceannais; nó

mura bhfaighfear iarratas ón GÉCS go gcealófar an próiseas, déanfaidh

an Banc Ceann ais an GÉCS a bhaint de Chlár na GÉCSanna agus

díscaoilfear an GÉCS.

Banc Ceannais na hÉireann

24/03/2025

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