(1) In these Regulations -

"Act of 2010" means the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (No. 6 of 2010);

"beneficial owner", in relation to a relevant entity, has the meaning given to it by point (6)(a) of Article 3 of the Directive;

"beneficial ownership register" shall be construed in accordance with Regulation 15(1);

"central register" shall be construed in accordance with Regulation 19(1);

"company" means a company formed and registered under the Companies Act 2014 (No.38 of 2014) or an existing company within the meaning of that Act;

"competent authority" means a competent authority as that expression, by virtue of sections 60 and 61 of the Act of 2010, is to be construed for the purposes of Part 4 of the Act of 2010;