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Published date: 29 June 2011

European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations 2011 [S.I. No. 352 of 2011]

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Introductory Text
Part 1 Preliminary (regs. 1-3)
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Regulation 1 Citation
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Regulation 2 Commencement
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Regulation 3 Interpretation - general
Part 2 Scope (regs. 4-6A)
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Regulation 4 Scope
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Regulation 5 Restriction of Unit Trusts Act 1990
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Regulation 6 UCITS established in the State
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Regulation 6A Disapplication of sections 1099 to 1110 of Companies Act 2014 to UCITS
Part 3 Authorisation of UCITS (regs. 7-14)
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Regulation 7 Prohibition on UCITS carrying on activities in the State without authorisation
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Regulation 8 Requirements for authorising unit trust, common contractual fund or investment company
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Regulation 9 Application of management company not established in the State
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Regulation 10 Circumstances in which Bank shall not authorise UCITS
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Regulation 11 Time limit within which Bank shall inform management or investment company whether or not it is authorised
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Regulation 12 Approval of Bank necessary for subsequent changes
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Regulation 13 Applications for authorisation
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Regulation 14 Bank shall make law, etc. on UCITS accessible
Part 4 Obligations regarding Management Companies (regs. 15-32)
Chapter 1 Conditions for taking up business (regs. 15-18)
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Regulation 15 Authorisation of management company
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Regulation 16 Activities of management company
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Regulation 17 Conditions for authorisation of management company and grounds for withdrawal of authorisation
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Regulation 18 Application for authorisation
Chapter 2 Relations with third countries (reg. 19)
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Regulation 19 Relations with third countries
Chapter 3 Operating conditions (regs. 20-25)
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Regulation 20 Duty of Bank to ensure that management companies comply with Regulations 16 and 17
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Regulation 21 Qualifying holdings
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Regulation 22 Prudential rules
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Regulation 23 Delegations
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Regulation 24 Rules of conduct
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Regulation 24A Remuneration policies
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Regulation 24B Remuneration policies - supplemental provisions
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Regulation 25 Investor complaints
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Regulation 25A Procedures for reporting contraventions
Chapter 5 Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services (regs. 26-32)
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Regulation 26 Establishment of branch and provision of services
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Regulation 27 Establishment of branch in another Member State
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Regulation 28 Provision of information
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Regulation 29 Compliance with rules which relate to constitution and functioning of UCITS, etc.
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Regulation 30 Provision of documentation to competent authority
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Regulation 31 Provision of documentation to Bank
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Regulation 32 Provisions applicable to management company authorised in another Member State
Part 5 Obligations regarding depositary (regs. 33-38)
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Regulation 33 Safe-keeping of assets
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Regulation 34 Obligations of depositary
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Regulation 34A Depositary delegation
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Regulation 35 Depositary
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Regulation 36 Liability of depositary
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Regulation 37 Prohibition against single company acting as both management company and depositary
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Regulation 38 Trust deed, etc. to lay down conditions for replacement of management company, etc.
Part 6 Obligations Regarding Investment Companies (regs. 39-54)
Chapter 1 Conditions for taking up business (regs. 39-42A)
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Regulation 39 Investment companies with fixed capital
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Regulation 40 Investment companies with variable capital
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Regulation 41 Provisions supplementary to Regulations 39 and 40
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Regulation 42 Authorisation of investment company
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Regulation 42A
Chapter 2 Operating conditions (regs. 43-45A)
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Regulation 43 Application of Regulations 23, 24, 24A and 24B
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Regulation 44 Prudential rules for investment companies
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Regulation 45 Application of segregated liability to investment companies established as UCITS
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Regulation 45A Obligation for investment companies to integrate sustainability risks in management of UCITS
Chapter 3 Obligations regarding trustee (regs. 46-54)
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Regulation 46 Safe-keeping of assets
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Regulation 47 Obligations of trustee
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Regulation 48 Exemption from requirement to have trustee
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Regulation 49 Further exemption
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Regulation 50 Requirement on Bank to inform ESMA and Commission regarding exemptions
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Regulation 51 Application of Regulation 35(1) to (3) and (7)
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Regulation 52 Liability of trustee
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Regulation 53 Company shall not act as both investment company and trustee
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Regulation 54 Articles to lay down conditions for replacement of trustee
Part 7 Mergers of UCITS (regs. 55-66)
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Regulation 55 Interpretation - Part 7
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Regulation 56 Permitted mergers
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Regulation 57 Authorisation by Bank of merger
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Regulation 58 Terms of merger
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Regulation 59 Verification
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Regulation 60 Validation of certain matters
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Regulation 61 Information on merger
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Regulation 62 Maximum percentage of votes cast to approve merger
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Regulation 63 Purchase or redemption of units
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Regulation 64 Legal, advisory and administrative costs of merger
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Regulation 65 Law applicable to merger
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Regulation 66 Consequences of different kinds of merger
Part 8 Obligations concerning Investment Policies of UCITS (regs. 67-77)
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Regulation 67 Sub-funds of UCITS to be regarded as separate UCITS
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Regulation 68 Permitted investments
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Regulation 69 Risk-management
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Regulation 70 Investments in one issuer's securities
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Regulation 71 Index funds
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Regulation 72 Securities issued or guaranteed by States, etc.
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Regulation 73 Investments in UCITS and other collective investment undertakings
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Regulation 74 Acquisitions of shares carrying voting rights
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Regulation 75 Subscription rights
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Regulation 76 Derogation for recently authorised UCITS
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Regulation 77 Breaches of limits
Part 9 Master - Feeder Structures (regs. 78-87)
Chapter 1 Scope and approval (regs. 78-87)
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Regulation 78 Meaning of feeder UCITS and master UCITS, etc.
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Regulation 79 Approval by Bank of investment of feeder UCITS
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Regulation 80 Common provisions for feeder UCITS and master UCITS
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Regulation 81 Provisions applicable where master UCITS and feeder UCITS have different depositaries
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Regulation 82 Provisions applicable where master UCITS and feeder UCITS have different auditors
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Regulation 83 Additional information to be contained in prospectus of feeder UCITS
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Regulation 84 Information to be provided to unit-holders by certain feeder UCITS
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Regulation 85 Feeder UCITS to monitor master UCITS, etc.
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Regulation 86 Information to be supplied to Bank by master UCITS authorised by Bank, etc.
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Regulation 87 Information to be given by Bank in relation to non-compliance, etc.
Part 10 Obligations concerning Information to be provided to Investors (regs. 88-102A)
Chapter 1 Publication of prospectus and periodical reports (regs. 88-95)
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Regulation 88 Information to be published by investment or management company
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Regulation 89 Information to be included in prospectus and periodic reports
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Regulation 90 Provisions supplementary to Regulation 89
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Regulation 91 Annexation of trust deed, etc. to prospectus, etc.
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Regulation 92 Prospectus to be kept up to date
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Regulation 93 Auditing of accounting information
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Regulation 94 Prospectus, etc. to be sent to Bank, etc.
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Regulation 95 Provision of prospectus, etc. to investors
Chapter 2 Publication of other information (regs. 96-97)
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Regulation 96 Publication of price of units
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Regulation 97 Marketing communications to investors
Chapter 3 Key investor information (regs. 98-102A)
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Regulation 98 Drawing up of key information for investors
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Regulation 99 Pre-contractual information, etc.
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Regulation 100 Timing of provision of key investor information
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Regulation 101 Medium of provision of key investor information
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Regulation 102 UCITS to send key investor information to Bank, etc.
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Regulation 102A Key information document
Part 11 General Obligations of UCITS (regs. 103-114)
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Regulation 103 Borrowing of money by UCITS
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Regulation 104 Redemption, etc. at request of unit-holder
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Regulation 105 Creation and cancellation of units of unit trust or common contractual fund
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Regulation 106 Issue of registered or bearer certificates
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Regulation 107 Winding up of investment company
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Regulation 108 Value of assets
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Regulation 109 Application of income
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Regulation 110 Issue and redemption or repurchase of units
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Regulation 111 Loans or guarantees
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Regulation 112 Uncovered sales of transferable securities, etc.
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Regulation 113 Umbrella funds
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Regulation 114 Remuneration and expenditure
Part 12 Special Provisions Applicable to UCITS which Market their Units in Member States other than those in which they are established (regs. 115-120)
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Regulation 115 UCITS authorised in another Member State may market units in the State without imposition of additional requirements, etc.
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Regulation 116 Provision of facilities in relation to unit-holders
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Regulation 117 Notification requirements
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Regulation 117A
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Regulation 118 Information for investors in host Member State
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Regulation 119 Legal form of designation of UCITS
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Regulation 120 Power of Bank to prohibit marketing
Part 13 Provisions Concerning Authorities Responsible for Authorisation and Supervision (regs. 121-137)
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Regulation 121 Establishment of Bank as competent authority
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Regulation 122 Liability of Bank and the State
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Regulation 123 Powers of Bank
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Regulation 124 Register of authorised UCITS
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Regulation 125 Keeping of books and records
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Regulation 126 Furnishing of information to Bank
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Regulation 127 Application by Bank to High Court
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Regulation 128 Replacement of management company or depositary
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Regulation 129 Revocation of authorisation
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Regulation 130 Notice of intention to revoke
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Regulation 131 Directions by Bank
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Regulation 132 Penalties
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Regulation 132A Penalties for purposes of section 33AQ of Central Bank Act 1942
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Regulation 132B Effective application of sanctions and exercise of powers to impose sanctions
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Regulation 132C Bank to report to European Securities and Markets Authority
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Regulation 132D Publication by Bank of decisions
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Regulation 133 Collaboration with competent authorities in other Member States
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Regulation 134 Reports by auditor of UCITS
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Regulation 135 Bank to give reasons for decisions, etc.
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Regulation 136 Exchange of information with other competent authorities
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Regulation 137 Investigation by competent authority in another Member State of management company authorised by Bank
Part 14 Derogations, Transitional and Final Provisions (regs. 138-139)
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Regulation 138 Transitional provisions applicable to existing investment firms and management companies
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Regulation 139 Revocations, etc.
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Schedule 1 Functions included in Activity of Collective Portfolio Management
Schedule 2 Transferable Securities
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Schedule 2, Part 1 Criteria applicable to transferable securities which fall within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of definition in regulation 3(1) of "transferable securities" (para. 1)
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Schedule 2, Part 2 Securities specified for purposes of paragraph (d) of definition in Regulation 3(1) of "transferable securities" (para. 2)
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Schedule 3 Interpretation of references in these regulations to money market instruments
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Schedule 4 Prudential Requirements Applicable to Management companies
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Schedule 5 Conduct requirements applicable to Management Companies
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Schedule 6 Particulars of standard agreement between depositary and management company
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Schedule 7 Detailed content, format and method by which to provide information referred to in Regulation 61
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Schedule 8 Provision of Key Investor Information
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Schedule 9 Requirements Applicable to Risk management
Schedule 10 Requirements applicable to master-feeder structures
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Schedule 10, Part 1 Content of information sharing agreement between master ucits and feeder ucits (paras. 1-16)
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Schedule 10, Part 2 Liquidation, Merger or Division of master UCITS (paras. 17-25)
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Schedule 10, Part 3 Content of Information Sharing Agreement where Master UCITS and Feeder UCITS have different Depositaries (paras. 26-27)
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Schedule 10, Part 4 Content of Information Sharing Agreement where Master UCITS and Feeder UCITS have Different Auditors (paras. 28-30)
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Schedule 11 Information to be contained in prospectus
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Schedule 12 Information to be included in periodic reports
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Schedule 13 Information to be made Accessible by Bank
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Schedule 14 Notification Requirements
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Schedule 15 Requirements Applicable to Simplified Prospectus
Schedule 16 Table of Cross-References to Specific UCITS Regulations in Legislation
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Schedule 16, Part 1 Unit Trusts Act 1990 (No. 37 of 1990)
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Schedule 16, Part 2 Companies Act 1990 (No. 33 of 1990)
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Schedule 16, Part 3 Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2005 (No. 12 of 2005)
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Schedule 17
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