Section 153 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):

"(1) Where -

(a) an employer or self-employed person makes or proposes to make contributions to an institution for occupational retirement provision that has its main administration in another Member State, and

(b) the relationship between the employer and the members and beneficiaries concerned is governed by the social and labour law of the State,

any function which Article 11 of the Directive of 2016 requires or authorises to be exercised by the competent authorities of the State is exercisable by the Pensions Authority.", and

(b) in subsection (2) by -

(i) the substitution of "Article 11(4) of the Directive of 2016"for "Article 20(4) of the Directive", and

(ii) the substitution of "6 weeks" for "2 months".