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Published date: 12 January 2018

European Union (Payment Services) Regulations 2018 [S.I. No. 6 of 2018]

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Introductory Text
Part 1 Preliminary (regs. 1-5)
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Regulation 1 Citation and commencement
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Regulation 2 Interpretation
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Regulation 3 Application of certain provisions of these Regulations
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Regulation 4 Payment transactions, etc., to which these Regulations do not apply
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Regulation 5 Relationship with Consumer Credit Act 1995
Part 2 Payment Service Providers (regs. 6-61)
Chapter 1 Right to Provide Payment Services (reg. 6)
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Regulation 6 Payment service providers
Chapter 2 Payment Institutions (regs. 7-42)
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Regulation 7 Applications for authorisation
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Regulation 8 Initial capital
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Regulation 9 Own funds
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Regulation 10 Basis for calculation of own funds
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Regulation 11 Calculation of own funds - directions
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Regulation 12 Method A
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Regulation 13 Method B
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Regulation 14 Method C
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Regulation 15 Scaling factor
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Regulation 16 Adjustment to own funds requirement
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Regulation 17 Safeguarding requirements
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Regulation 18 Granting of authorisation
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Regulation 19 Conditions
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Regulation 20 Separate entity
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Regulation 21 Head office
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Regulation 22 Adjustments to business plan
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Regulation 23 Communication of decision
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Regulation 24 Withdrawal of authorisation
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Regulation 25 Register
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Regulation 26 European Banking Authority Register
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Regulation 27 Maintenance of authorisation
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Regulation 28 Accounting and statutory audit
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Regulation 29 Activities
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Regulation 30 Use of agents, branches or entities to which activities are outsourced
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Regulation 31 Liability
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Regulation 32 Record-keeping
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Regulation 33 Competent authority
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Regulation 34 Supervision
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Regulation 35 Appealable decisions
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Regulation 36 Settlement of disagreements between competent authorities of different Member States
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Regulation 37 Application to exercise the right of establishment and freedom to provide services
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Regulation 38 Supervision of payment institutions exercising the right of establishment and freedom to provide services
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Regulation 39 Measures in case of non-compliance, including precautionary measures
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Regulation 40 Reasons and communication
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Regulation 41 Conditions (small payment institutions)
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Regulation 42 Account information service providers
Chapter 3 Common Provisions (regs. 43-46)
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Regulation 43 Access to payment systems
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Regulation 44 Access to accounts maintained with a credit institution
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Regulation 45 Notification of use of limited network exclusion
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Regulation 46 Notification of use of electronic communications exclusion
Chapter 4 Control of Shareholding (regs. 47-61)
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Regulation 47 Control of shareholding - Interpretation
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Regulation 48 Restrictions on acquiring and disposing of qualifying holdings in payment institutions
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Regulation 49 Application to court where no notification given
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Regulation 50 Payment institution to provide information in relation to certain acquisitions and disposals
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Regulation 51 Period for assessment of proposed acquisition
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Regulation 52 Assessment of proposed acquisitions
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Regulation 53 Bank to cooperate with competent authorities of other Member States in certain cases
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Regulation 54 Notice of Bank's decision
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Regulation 55 Bank may fix period for completion of acquisition
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Regulation 56 Bank may impose conditions
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Regulation 57 Bank may oppose certain acquisitions
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Regulation 58 Circumstances in which proposed acquisition may be completed
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Regulation 59 Effect of section 450 of Companies Act 2014
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Regulation 60 Payment institutions to provide information about shareholdings, etc.
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Regulation 61 Power of court to make certain orders
Part 3 Transparency of Conditions and Information Requirements for Payment Services (regs. 62-84)
Chapter 1 General Rules (regs. 62-66)
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Regulation 62 Scope
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Regulation 63 Operation of other legislative provisions
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Regulation 64 Charges for information
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Regulation 65 Burden of proof on information requirements
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Regulation 66 Derogation from information requirements for low-value payment instruments and electronic money
Chapter 2 Single Payment Transactions (regs. 67-73)
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Regulation 67 Scope
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Regulation 68 Prior general information
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Regulation 69 Information
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Regulation 70 Information for the payer and payee after the initiation of a payment order
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Regulation 71 Information for payer's account servicing payment service provider
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Regulation 72 Information for the payer after receipt of the payment order
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Regulation 73 Information for the payee after execution
Chapter 3 Framework Contracts (regs. 74-82)
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Regulation 74 Scope
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Regulation 75 Prior general information
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Regulation 76 Information
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Regulation 77 Accessibility of information and conditions of the framework contract
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Regulation 78 Changes in conditions of the framework contract
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Regulation 79 Termination
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Regulation 80 Information before execution of individual payment transactions
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Regulation 81 Information for the payer on individual payment transactions
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Regulation 82 Information for the payee on individual payment transactions
Chapter 4 Common Provisions (regs. 83-84)
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Regulation 83 Currency and currency conversion
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Regulation 84 Information on additional charges or reductions
Part 4 Rights and Obligations in Relation to the Provision and use of Payment Services (regs. 85-135)
Chapter 1 Common provisions (regs. 85-87)
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Regulation 85 Scope
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Regulation 86 Charges applicable
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Regulation 87 Derogation for low-value payment instruments and electronic money
Chapter 2 Authorisation of payment transactions (regs. 88-101)
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Regulation 88 Consent and withdrawal of consent
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Regulation 89 Confirmation on the availability of funds
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Regulation 90 Rules on access to payment account in the case of payment initiation services
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Regulation 91 Rules on access to and use of payment account information in the case of account information services
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Regulation 92 Limits of the use of the payment instrument and of the access to payment accounts by payment service providers
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Regulation 93 Obligations of the payment service user in relation to payment instruments and personalised security credentials
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Regulation 94 Obligations of the payment service provider in relation to payment instruments
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Regulation 95 Notification and rectification of unauthorised or incorrectly executed payment transactions
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Regulation 96 Evidence on authentication and execution of payment transactions
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Regulation 97 Payment service provider's liability for unauthorised payment transactions
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Regulation 98 Payer's liability for unauthorised payment transactions
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Regulation 99 Payment transactions where the transaction amount is not known in advance
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Regulation 100 Refunds for payment transactions initiated by or through a payee
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Regulation 101 Requests for refunds for payment transactions initiated by or through a payee
Chapter 3 Execution of payment transactions (regs. 102-116)
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Regulation 102 Receipt of payment orders
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Regulation 103 Refusal of payment orders
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Regulation 104 Irrevocability of a payment order
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Regulation 105 Amounts transferred and amounts received
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Regulation 106 Scope of Regulations 107 to 110
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Regulation 107 Payment transactions to a payment account
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Regulation 108 Absence of payee's payment account with the payment service provider
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Regulation 109 Cash placed on a payment account
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Regulation 110 Value date and availability of funds
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Regulation 111 Incorrect unique identifiers
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Regulation 112 Payment service providers' liability for non-execution, defective or late execution of payment transactions
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Regulation 113 Liability in the case of payment initiation services for non-execution, defective or late execution of payment transactions
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Regulation 114 Additional financial compensation
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Regulation 115 Right of recourse
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Regulation 116 Abnormal and unforeseeable circumstances
Chapter 4 Data protection (reg. 117)
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Regulation 117 Data protection
Chapter 5 Operational and security risks and authentication (regs. 118-120)
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Regulation 118 Management of operational and security risks
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Regulation 119 Incident reporting
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Regulation 120 Authentication
Chapter 6 Infringements, supervision, dispute resolution and enforcement (regs. 121-135)
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Regulation 121 Reporting of infringements
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Regulation 122 Supervision
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Regulation 123 Bank's power to give directions
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Regulation 124 Dispute resolution
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Regulation 125 Alternative dispute resolution procedures
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Regulation 126 Offence - operation as a payment institution without authorisation, etc.
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Regulation 127 Offence - false or misleading information in application
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Regulation 128 Offence - misappropriation of users' funds
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Regulation 129 Offence - failure to inform Bank of relevant changes, etc.
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Regulation 130 Offence - failure to keep appropriate records
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Regulation 131 Offence - provision of false or misleading information under Regulation 122(a)
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Regulation 132 Prosecution of offences
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Regulation 133 Publication of information
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Regulation 134 Penalties
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Regulation 135 Offences by bodies corporate and managers etc.
Part 5 Consumer Rights Information (reg. 136)
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Regulation 136 Obligation to inform consumers of their rights
Part 6 Final Provisions (regs. 137-145)
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Regulation 137 Derogation
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Regulation 138 Revocation
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Regulation 139 Saver
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Regulation 140 Transitional provisions
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Regulation 141 Amendment of European Communities (Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services) Regulations 2004
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Regulation 142 Amendment of European Communities (Electronic Money) Regulations 2011
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Regulation 143 Amendment of European Union (Capital Requirements) Regulations 2014
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Regulation 144 Amendment of Act of 1942 - professional secrecy
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Regulation 145 Amendment of Act of 1942 - insertion of references
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Schedule - Payment Services
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Explanatory Note