"assessment period", in relation to a proposed acquisition, means the period during which, under Regulation 181, the Bank is required to complete the assessment of the acquisition, and includes any extension of that period under paragraph (7) or (9) of that Regulation;
"prescribed percentage" means 20%, 33% or 50%;
"proposed acquirer" has the meaning given by paragraph (2);
"proposed acquisition" has the meaning given by paragraph (3);
"working day" means a day that is not a Saturday nor a Sunday nor a public holiday within the meaning of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (No. 20 of 1997);
(2) A reference in this Part to a "proposed acquirer" is a reference to a person who proposes to acquire or increase a qualifying holding in an investment firm or the market operator of a regulated market, and includes a group of persons acting in concert to acquire or increase such a holding.
(3) A reference in this Part to a "proposed acquisition" is a reference to-