In these Regulations -

the expression "the Bank" means the Central Bank of Ireland:

the expression "the Board" means the Board of Directors of the Bank:

the expression "the said balance" means the sum (if any) shown by the audited statement of accounts of the Bank prepared under section 35 of the Currency Act, 1927 (No. 32 of 1927), as adapted by section 11 of the Central Bank Act, 1942 (No. 22 of 1942), for any financial year to be transferred from the Profit and Loss Account of the General Fund for that year to the credit of the Profit and Loss Appropriation Account of the General Fund for that year.