Section 24(1) of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following definitions:

"'Article 3(2) authorities' means the authorities designated under Regulation 3(2) of the European Union (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Use of Financial and Other Information) Regulations 2023;

'Directive (EU) 2019/1153' means Directive (EU) 2019/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 20191 laying down rules facilitating the use of financial and other information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of certain criminal offences, and repealing Council Decision 2000/642/JHA;

'Europol' means the body established under Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/794;

'FIU Ireland' has the meaning assigned to it by section 40A(2);

'Regulation (EU) 2016/794' means Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 20162 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA;".