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Published date: 13 July 1998

Investor Compensation Act, 1998 (No. 37)

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Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part I Preliminary and General (ss. 1-9)
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1. Short title and commencement.
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2. Interpretation.
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3. Service of notices.
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4. Expenses.
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5. Power to make regulations.
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6. Laying of regulations before Houses of Oireachtas.
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7. Repeals.
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8. Appointment of supervisory authority and competent authority.
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9. Authorised officers.
Part II Administration of Investor Compensation (ss. 10-29A)
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10. Formation of Company.
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11. Alteration of memorandum of association and articles of association of Company.
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12. Objects and powers of Company.
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13. Powers of Company.
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14. Accounts of Company and audits.
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15. Performance of functions.
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16. Non-application of section 182 (Removal of directors) of Act of 1963.
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17. Members of Company.
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18. Directors of Company.
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19. Establishment of fund.
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20. Administrative services for Company.
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21. Contributions of investment firms.
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22. Maintenance of funds.
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23. Costs of administration.
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24. Procedures to investigate complaints.
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25. Approval of investor compensation schemes.
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26. Revocation of approval of compensation scheme.
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27. Failure by investment firms to comply with obligations.
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28. Direction under section 27 to be appealable.
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29. Product producers.
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29A. Third Country Branches
Part III Payment of Compensation to Investors (ss. 30-36)
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30. Interpretation for Part III.
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31. Determination that an investment firm cannot meet its obligations.
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32. Applications for compensation.
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33. Appointment of an administrator.
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33A. Court to appoint liquidator, etc. of investment firm as firm's administrator in certain circumstances.
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33B. Power to make regulations for return of investors' funds or investment instruments.
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34. Payment of compensation.
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35. Further provisions relating to payment of compensation.
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36. Provisions relating to investment product intermediaries.
Part IV Miscellaneous (ss. 37-47)
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37. Joint accounts and trustees.
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38. Information to investors and advertising.
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39. Investment firms joining compensation schemes in other Member States.
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40. Membership of compensation scheme by investment firm authorised in another Member State.
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41. Compulsory insurance of authorised investment firms.
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42. Exemption from liability for damages.
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43. Offences and penalties.
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44. Amendment of section 2(7) of Act of 1995.
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45. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1994.
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46. Insertion of new section in Act of 1994.
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47. Provisions relating to solicitors.
Part V Miscellaneous Amendments (ss. 48-83)
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48. Amendment of section 16 of Central Bank Act, 1989.
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49. Amendment of section 44 of Act of 1989.
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50. Amendment of section 46 of Act of 1989.
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51. Amendment of section 49 of Act of 1989.
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52. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1995.
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53. Amendment of section 9 of Act of 1995.
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54. Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1995.
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55. Amendment of section 14 of Act of 1995.
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56. Amendment of section 16 of Act of 1995.
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57. Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1995.
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58. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1995.
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59. Amendment of section 26 of Act of 1995.
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60. Amendment of section 28 of Act of 1995.
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61. Amendment of section 31 of Act of 1995.
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62. Amendment of section 33 of Act of 1995.
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63. Amendment of section 38 of Act of 1995.
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64. Amendment of section 52 of Act of 1995.
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65. Amendment of section 54 of Act of 1995.
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66. Amendment of section 65 of Act of 1995.
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67. Amendment of section 74 of Act of 1995.
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68. Amendment of section 75 of Act of 1995.
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69. Amendment of section 79 of Act of 1995.
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70. Amendment of section 8 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.
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71. Amendment of section 14 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.
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72. Amendment of section 17 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.
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73. Amendment of section 18 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.
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74. Amendment of section 24 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.
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75. Amendment of section 29 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.
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76. Amendment of section 34 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.
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77. Amendment of section 39 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.
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78. Amendment of section 52 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.
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79. Amendment of section 54 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.
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80. Amendment of section 56 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.
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81. Amendment of section 65 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.
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82. Amendment of section 66 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.
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83. Amendment of section 70 of Stock Exchange Act, 1995.
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First Schedule Repeals
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Second Schedule Supplementary Provision in Relation to a Direction by a Supervisory Authority under Section 27
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Third Schedule Directive 97/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 March 1997 on Investor-Compensation Schemes