(1) In these Regulations -
"Bank" means the Central Bank of Ireland;
"company" means a credit institution;
"credit institution" has the same meaning as it has in section 275 of the Principal Act;
"Directive" means Council Directive 86/635/EEC of 8 December 1986;
"Principal Act" means the Companies Act 2014 (No. 38 of 2014);
"small or medium company" shall be construed in accordance with section 350 of the Principal Act.
(2) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Principal Act, and, in particular, in Part 6 of that Act, shall have in these Regulations the same meaning as it has in that Act (or Part) unless the contrary intention appears.