17. New Part VIIC inserted into Central Bank Act 1942.
The Central Bank Act 1942 is amended by inserting the following Part after Part VIIB (as inserted by section 16 of this Act):
"Part VIIC Consultative Panels
57CV. Interpretation: Part VIIC.
In this Part -
'advisory group' means an advisory group established under section 57DG;
'Consultative Consumer Panel' means the Financial Services Consultative Consumer Panel established under section 57CW;
'Consultative Industry Panel' means the Financial Services Consultative Industry Panel established under section 57CW;
'Consultative Panel' means the Consultative Consumer Panel or the Consultative Industry Panel;
'policy document' means any document that embodies policies or principles relating to the regulation of financial services within the State;
'proposed policy document' means any document that embodies proposals for policies or principles relating to the regulation of financial services within the State;
'proposed regulatory document' means a regulation, rule, code of conduct or other document that is proposed to have legislative effect with respect to financial service providers or any specified class of financial service providers;
'Regulatory Authority' includes any member or officer of the Regulatory Authority, or employee of the Bank, to whom a function or power of that Authority is delegated;