(1) In this Act-
"Act of 2008" means the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008;
"articles of association" includes - (a) in the case of a credit institution that is established by charter, its bye-laws, and (b) in the case of a credit institution that is a building society, its rules;
"Bank" means the Central Bank of Ireland;
"charge" includes - (a) a mortgage, judgment mortgage, charge, lien, pledge, hypothecation or other security interest or encumbrance or collateral in or over any property, (b) an assignment by way of security, and (c) an undertaking or agreement by any person (including a solicitor) to give or create a security interest in property;
"CIWUD Directive" means Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 [OJ No. L 125, 5.5.2001, p. 15.];
"Court" means the High Court;
"credit institution" means a person authorised in the State to accept deposits or other repayable funds from the public and to grant cr