(1) This Part shall only apply to the officers and employees of the Central Bank of Ireland -

(a) to the extent provided for in a consent, given in writing to the Minister by the Governor of that Bank, and

(b) with the consent, given in writing to the Minister by the Minister for Finance, to the application of this Part to the extent provided for in the consent given under paragraph (a).

(2) Where the consents referred to in subsection (1) have been given to the Minister, the Minister shall cause a notice to that effect to be published in Iris Oifigiúil and shall specify in the notice the date from which this Part applies to the officers and employees concerned, which date shall not be earlier than the date on which the most recent consent under subsection (1)(b) was given.