In this Act -

"Act of 2009" means the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009;

"Companies Act" means the Companies Act 2014;

"development" has the same meaning as it has in the Planning and Development Act 2000;

"Home Building Finance Ireland" or "HBFI" means the company formed and registered by the Minister under section 4(1);

"HBFI group entity" means - (a) a subsidiary of HBFI, or (b) any other body corporate and any trust, partnership, arrangement for the sharing of profits and losses, joint venture, association, syndicate or other arrangement, formed, registered, incorporated or established by HBFI for the purpose of performing any of its functions under this Act;

"Minister" means the Minister for Finance;

"NAMA" means the National Asset Management Agency;