(1) This Act does not apply to -
(a) a company not trading for the acquisition of gain by the member
(b) a company to which subsection (4)(c) of section 128 of the Principal Act applies
(c) a company in respect of which there is in force an order under subsection (5) of that section
(2) Sections 3 to 6, 8 to 12, 17 to 19, and 24 of this Act do not apply in relation to -
(a) a company that is the holder of a licence under the Central Bank Act, 1971
(b) a company that is a trustee savings bank certified under the Trustee Savings Banks Acts, 1863 to 1965
(c) a company engaged solely in the making of hire-purchase agreements (within the meaning of the Hire-Purchase Act, 1946) and credit-sale agreements (within the meaning of that Act), in respect of goods owned by the company
(d) a company engaged in the business of accepting deposits or other repayable funds or granting credit for its own account
(e) [deleted]
(f) Fóir Teoranta, or
(g) [deleted]