(1) In this section -
'AIF' has the same meaning as in section 747G;
'AIFM' has the same meaning as in section 747G;
'authorised agent' means -
(a) a person acting as an investment business firm, or an authorised member firm -
(i) under an authorisation given by the Central Bank of Ireland under section 10(1) of the Investment Intermediaries Act 1995 or, as the case may be, Regulation 8 of the European Union (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 375 of 2017) and not subsequently revoked, or
(ii) under an authorisation, which corresponds to either of the authorisations referred to in subparagraph (i), given by a competent authority in a relevant Member State (within the meaning of section 835I(1)) for the purpose of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 [OJ No. L173, 12.6.2014, p. 349] as amended or extended from time to time, and not subsequently revoked and which provides one, or more, investment service through a bra
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