Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) in subsection (1) -

(i) by substituting "is any one of the following:" for "is -",

(ii) by substituting the following for paragraphs (a) to (f):

"(a) central governments, central banks, public sector entities, regional governments or local authorities in the State or in any other EEA country,

(b) central governments and central banks in Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the Swiss Confederation, the United States of America or a country specified in an order made under subsection (3),

(c) public sector entities, regional governments and local authorities in Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the Swiss Confederation, the United States of America or a country specified in an order made under subsection (3),

(d)

(i) multilateral development banks which qualify as such for the purposes of the Codified Banking Directive, or

(ii) international organisations which qualify as such for the purposes of the Codified Banking Directive,

(e) central governments, central banks, public sector entities, regional governments or local authorities in a category B country, or