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Published date: 18 December 2001

Asset Covered Securities Act, 2001 (No. 47)

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Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part 1 Preliminary Matters (ss. 1-8)
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1. Short title and commencement.
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2. Purposes of Act.
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3. Interpretation.
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4. Definition of mortgage credit.
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5. Definition of public credit.
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6. Definition of substitution asset.
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7. When designated credit institution becomes insolvent.
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8. When designated credit institution becomes potentially insolvent.
Part 2 Functions and Powers of Authority (ss. 9-11B)
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9. Functions of Authority under this Act.
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10. General powers of Authority under this Act.
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11. Power of Minister to impose additional functions on Authority.
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11A. Cooperation obligations
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11B. Disclosure obligations
Part 3 Designation of Credit Institutions (ss. 12-26)
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12. Offence to carry on asset covered securities business without designation by Authority.
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13. Application for registration as a designated credit institution.
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14. Grant and rejection of applications for registration.
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15. Effect and term of registration.
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16. Authority may vary conditions of registration.
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17. Registers of designated credit institutions to be kept.
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18. Revocation of registration by Authority on application of credit institution.
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19. Revocation of registration by Authority otherwise than on application of credit institution.
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20. Authority may direct designated credit institution to suspend its business.
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21. Effect of revocation of registration where credit institution is not a company or building society or is a company or building society other than one that is being wound up.
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22. Provisions applying to directions given under sections 20 and 21.
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23. Effect of revocation of registration where credit institution is a company or building society that is being wound up.
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24. Authority may substitute other duties for duties of liquidator of credit institution.
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25. Provisions of certain other Acts not affected.
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26. Certain decisions of Authority to be appealable to the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal.
Part 3A Covered bond programmes (ss. 26A-26E)
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26A. Application for permission for covered bond programme
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26B. Permission for covered bond programme
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26C. Operation of Covered Bond Programme
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26D. Review of covered bond programme
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26E. Publication obligation - covered bond programmes
Part 4 Regulation of Designated Credit Institutions (ss. 27-58D)
Chapter 1 Issue of asset covered securities by designated mortgage credit institutions (ss. 27-41A)
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27. Interpretation (Chapter 1).
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28. Designated mortgage credit institution to carry on permitted business activities only.
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29. Power of designated mortgage credit institution to issue mortgage covered securities.
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29A. Extendable maturity structures - designated mortgage credit institution
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30. Designated mortgage credit institution may enter into certain kinds of contracts.
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31. Restrictions on business activities of designated mortgage credit institution.
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32. Designated mortgage credit institution to establish and maintain cover assets pool.
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32A. Cover asset pool liquidity buffer - designated mortgage credit institution
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33. What can be included in a cover assets pool maintained by a designated mortgage credit institution.
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34. What action is to be taken by a designated mortgage credit institution that is in breach of cover assets pool provisions.
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35. Substitution of certain cover assets and restrictions on inclusion of substitution assets in cover assets pool of designated mortgage credit institution.
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36. Use of realised proceeds of cover asset by designated mortgage credit institution.
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37. Inclusion of asset in, and removal of asset from, cover assets pool.
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38. Designated mortgage credit institution to keep register of mortgage covered securities business.
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38A. Reporting requirements - designated mortgage credit institution
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39. Authority and cover-assets monitor to have access to register of mortgage covered securities business.
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39A. Lifting of certain restrictions on cover assets pool of a designated mortgage credit institution.
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40. Financial statements in respect of designated mortgage credit institution.
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40A. Investor information - designated mortgage credit institution
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41. Valuation of assets held by designated mortgage credit institutions.
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41A. Modifications to this Chapter in its application to securitised mortgage credit assets.
Chapter 1A Issue of asset covered securities by designated commercial mortgage credit institutions (s. 41B)
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41B. Modifications to Chapter 1 and sections 4(2) to (5), 58, 61, 71 and 91 to enable them to apply to designated commercial mortgage credit institutions.
Chapter 2 Issue of asset covered securities by designated public credit institutions (ss. 42-56)
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42. Interpretation (Chapter 2).
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43. Designated public credit institution to carry on permitted business activities only.
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44. Power of designated public credit institution to issue public credit covered securities.
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44A. Extendable maturity structures - designated public credit institution
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45. Designated public credit institution may enter into certain kinds of contracts.
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46. Restrictions on business activities of designated public credit institution.
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47. Designated public credit institution to establish and maintain cover assets pool.
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47A. Cover asset pool liquidity buffer - designated public credit institution
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48. What can be included in the cover assets pool maintained by a designated public credit institution.
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49. What action is to be taken by a designated public credit institution that is in breach of cover assets pool provisions.
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50. Substitution of certain cover assets and restrictions on inclusion of substitution assets in cover assets pool of designated public credit institution.
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51. Use of realised proceeds of cover asset by designated public credit institution.
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52. Inclusion of asset in, and removal of asset from, cover assets pool.
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53. Designated public credit institution to keep register of public credit covered securities business.
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53A. Reporting requirements - designated public credit institution
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54. Authority and cover-assets monitor to have access to register of public credit covered securities business.
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54A. Lifting of certain restrictions on cover assets pool of a designated public credit institution.
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55. Financial statements in respect of designated public credit institution.
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55A. Investor information - designated public credit institution
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56. Valuation of assets held by designated public credit institutions.
Chapter 3 Provisions applicable to asset covered securities generally (ss. 57-58D)
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57. Protection of disclosures made to an authorised recipient.
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58. Transfer of business or assets from one credit institution to another.
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58A. Valuation of assets.
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58B. Automatic acceleration.
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58C. Documentation, systems and processes.
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58D. Labelling.
Part 5 Cover-Assets Monitors (ss. 59-70)
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59. Cover-assets monitor to be appointed for each designated credit institution.
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60. Authority may appoint cover-assets monitor in certain circumstances.
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61. Responsibilities of cover-assets monitor appointed in respect of designated mortgage credit institution.
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62. Responsibilities of cover-assets monitor appointed in respect of designated public credit institution.
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63. Termination of appointment of cover-assets monitor by designated credit institution.
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64. Resignation of cover-assets monitor.
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65. Cover-assets monitor's powers in relation to designated credit institution.
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66. Designated credit institution to provide information and documents required by cover-assets monitor.
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67. Duty of cover-assets monitor to report certain matters to Authority.
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68. Authority may confer additional responsibilities on cover-assets monitor.
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69. Cover-assets monitor to provide reports to Authority on request.
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70. Power of entry, etc., of Authority or authorised person.
Part 6 Management of Business Activities of Designated or Formerly Designated Credit Institutions in Certain Circumstances (ss. 71-80)
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71. Interpretation (Part 6).
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72. Authority may appoint manager in respect of designated credit institution or formerly designated credit institution in certain circumstances.
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73. What happens if NTMA's attempts to locate a manager are unsuccessful.
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74. What happens if NTMA's attempts to locate a parent entity are unsuccessful.
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75. NTMA may be appointed as temporary manager in certain circumstances.
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76. Fees payable to NTMA.
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77. Application of Schedule 1 to managers.
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78. Effect of appointment of person as manager.
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79. Responsibilities of manager.
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79A. Co-operation between Authority and manager
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80. Appointment of new manager to be appointed to fill vacancy.
Part 7 Effect of Potential Insolvency Process on Designated or Formerly Designated Credit Institution (ss. 81-90A)
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81. Application and operation of this Part.
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82. Existing rights of certain persons not affected by insolvency or potential insolvency of designated credit institution.
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83. Rights of preferred creditors in relation to cover assets.
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84. Obligations of designated credit institution to continue despite insolvency process.
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85. Effect of insolvency process on asset covered securities and cover assets hedge contracts of designated credit institutions.
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86. Designated or formerly designated credit institution not to be dissolved unless claims of preferred creditors have been satisfied.
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87. This Part not to prevent application of enactment or rule of law relating to fraud, misrepresentation, etc.
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88. Designated credit institution not to create security interest in cover assets if claims of preferred creditors would be adversely affected.
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89. Certain directions not to apply unless rights of certain persons have been satisfied.
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90. Provisions applicable where a credit institution is more than one kind of designated credit institution.
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90A. Resolution
Part 8 Regulations, Orders and Regulatory Notices (ss. 91-95A)
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91. Authority may make regulations for purposes of Act.
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91A. Guidelines
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92. Minister to consult Authority before making in order for purposes of this Act.
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93. Regulations and orders to be laid before each House of Oireachtas.
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94. House of Oireachtas may annul regulation or order.
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95. Regulatory notices.
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95A. Principles and policies applicable to making of orders, etc. under this Act.
Part 9 Enforcement (ss. 96-99B)
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96. Court empowered to make prohibition or compliance orders.
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97. Time within which proceedings for an offence may be brought.
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98. Offences relating to acts affecting the performance of official functions.
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99. Offences by bodies corporate.
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99A. Administrative sanctions.
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99B. Publication.
Part 10 Miscellaneous (ss. 100-108)
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100. Certain persons to be not liable for commission of certain acts and omissions under this Act.
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101. Designation of credit institution not to be a warranty of solvency, etc.
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102. Reciprocal arrangements with other countries.
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103. Giving of notices.
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104. Certain documents exempt from stamp duty.
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105. Expenses incurred in administering this Act.
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106. Consequential amendments to other Acts.
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107. Further amendments to this Act.
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108. Transitional provisions for asset covered securities issued before 8 July 2022.
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Schedule 1 Provisions Applicable to Managers
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Schedule 2 Consequential Amendments to other Acts
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Schedule 3 Further amendments to this Act