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Version status: Revoked | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Published date: 29 May 2003

European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations, 2003 [S.I. No. 211 of 2003]

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Introductory Text
Part I Prelimary (regs. 1-2)
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Regulation 1 Citation.
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Regulation 2 Interpretation.
Part II Scope (regs. 3-5)
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Regulation 3 Scope.
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Regulation 4 Restriction of Unit Trusts Act 1990.
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Regulation 5 Prohibition on conversion of UCITS into undertaking not subject to Directive.
Part III Competent Authority (regs. 6-8)
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Regulation 6 Bank to be competent authority.
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Regulation 7 Liability of Bank and State.
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Regulation 8 Register of names of authorised UCITS and management companies; availability to the public.
Part IV Authorisation of UCITS (regs. 9-15)
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Regulation 9 Situation of UCITS.
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Regulation 10 Prohibition on UCITS carrying on activities in the State without authorisation.
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Regulation 11 Authorisation of UCITS.
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Regulation 12 Approval of Bank necessary for subsequent changes.
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Regulation 13 Refusal of authorisation and right of appeal.
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Regulation 14 Refusal of authorisation and right of appeal.
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Regulation 15 Right of appeal of UCITS situated in another Member State.
Part IVA Authorisation of Management Companies (regs. 15A-17J)
Chapter 1 Conditions for taking up business and appeal of decisions by the Bank (regs. 15A-15D)
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Regulation 15A Authorisation by the Bank.
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Regulation 15B Decision by the Bank and right of appeal.
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Regulation 15C Right of appeal of a management company authorised in another Member State.
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Regulation 15D Offence.
Part V Unit Trust and Common Contractual Funds (regs. 16-23)
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Regulation 16 Activities of a management company.
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Regulation 16A Provisions applicable to a management company authorised to provide Individual Portfolio Management Services.
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Regulation 16B Client's money and investment instruments.
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Regulation 17 Authorisation of Management Companies.
Chapter 2 Relations with third countries (reg. 17A)
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Regulation 17A Relations with third countries.
Chapter 3 Operating conditions (regs. 17B-17F)
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Regulation 17B Ongoing Capital Requirements.
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Regulation 17C Qualifying shareholding.
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Regulation 17D Prudential rules.
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Regulation 17E Client approval.
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Regulation 17F Delegation.
Chapter 4 The right of establishment and the freedom to provide services (regs. 17G-17J)
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Regulation 17G Establishment of a branch and provision of services.
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Regulation 17H Establishment of a branch in another Member State.
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Regulation 17I Provision of information.
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Regulation 17J Provisions applicable to a management company authorised in another Member State.
Part V Unit Trusts and Common Contractual Funds (regs. 18-23)
Trustee Obligations (regs. 18-23)
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Regulation 18 Assets of a unit trust or common contractual fund.
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Regulation 19 Trustee.
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Regulation 20 Obligations of trustee.
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Regulation 21 Liability of trustee.
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Regulation 22 Prohibition on a single company acting as management company and trustee.
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Regulation 23 Ownership of assets of UCITS established as unit trust or common contractual fund and liability of unit-holders.
Part VI Investment Companies (regs. 24-44)
Chapter 1 Investment companies with fixed capital (regs. 24-28)
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Regulation 24 Application of Chapter 1.
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Regulation 25 Share capital.
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Regulation 26 Name.
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Regulation 27 Issue of redeemable preference shares.
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Regulation 28 Restriction of Companies Acts.
Chapter 2 Investment Companies with Variable capital (regs. 29-35)
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Regulation 29 Application of Chapter 2.
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Regulation 30 Share capital.
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Regulation 31 Name.
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Regulation 32 Enabling provision regarding purchase of own shares.
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Regulation 32A Cross investment by sub-funds of an umbrella fund.
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Regulation 33 Repurchase of shares at request of shareholder and treatment of repurchased shares.
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Regulation 34 Legal reserve.
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Regulation 35 Restriction of Companies Acts.
Chapter 3 General (reg. 36-36A)
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Regulation 36 Modification of Companies Act 1963.
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Regulation 36A Conditions for taking up business applicable to all investment companies.
Chapter 4 Provisions applicable to an investment company which has not appointed a management company (regs. 36B-36G)
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Regulation 36B Application of Chapter 4.
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Regulation 36C Conditions for taking up business.
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Regulation 36D Delegation of activities.
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Regulation 36E Prudential rules.
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Regulation 36F Application of segregated liability to investment companies established as UCITS.
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Regulation 36G Application of jurisdiction transfer provisions to investment companies established as UCITS.
Chapter 5 Assets of investment companies and responsibilities of trustee (regs. 37-44)
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Regulation 37 Assets of investment companies.
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Regulation 38 Trustee.
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Regulation 39 Obligations of trustee.
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Regulation 40 Exemption from requirement to have trustee.
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Regulation 41 Further exemption.
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Regulation 42 Requirement on Bank to inform EC Commission regarding exemptions.
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Regulation 43 Liability of trustee.
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Regulation 44 Prohibition on a single company acting as investment company and trustee.
Part VII Investment Policies of UCITS (regs. 45-58)
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Regulation 45 Permitted investments.
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Regulation 45A Financial Indices.
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Regulation 46 Limitations on investments.
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Regulation 47 Limit of 10 per cent of assets in other investments.
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Regulation 48 Ancillary liquid assets.
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Regulation 48A Investment techniques and instruments.
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Regulation 48B Use of Derivative Instruments.
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Regulation 49 Investment in one issuer's securities.
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Regulation 49A Index funds.
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Regulation 50 Securities issued or guaranteed by States, local authorities or public international bodies.
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Regulation 51 Investment in UCITS and other Collective Investment Undertakings.
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Regulation 51A UCITS umbrella funds.
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Regulation 52 Additional disclosure requirements.
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Regulation 53 Acquisition of shares carrying voting rights.
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Regulation 54 Limits in relation to non-voting shares, debt securities or units of a UCITS.
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Regulation 55 Exemptions from Regulations 53 and 54.
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Regulation 56 Subscription rights.
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Regulation 57 Derogations for recently authorised UCITS.
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Regulation 58 Breaches of limits.
Part VIII General Provisions Relating to UCITS (regs. 59-73)
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Regulation 59 Obligation on UCITS to redeem or repurchase units.
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Regulation 60 Issue of units.
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Regulation 61 Redemption or repurchase of units.
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Regulation 62 Value of assets.
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Regulation 63 Suspension of repurchase or redemption of units.
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Regulation 64 Creation and cancellation of units of a unit trust or common contractual fund.
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Regulation 65 Issue of registered certificates or bearer securities.
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Regulation 66 Replacement of management company and trustee.
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Regulation 67 Winding up of an investment company.
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Regulation 68 Remuneration and expenditure.
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Regulation 69 Application of income.
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Regulation 70 Borrowing.
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Regulation 71 Loans or guarantees.
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Regulation 72 Short Sales.
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Regulation 73 Umbrella funds.
Part IX Prospectus, Reports and Publication of other Information (regs. 74-87)
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Regulation 74 Publication of prospectus.
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Regulation 75 Annexation of trust deed, deed of constitution or articles of incorporation to prospectus.
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Regulation 76 Transmission of prospectus and simplified prospectus to Bank.
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Regulation 77 Publication of annual and half-yearly reports.
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Regulation 78 Time limits.
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Regulation 79 Contents of annual report.
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Regulation 79A
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Regulation 80 Contents of half-yearly report.
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Regulation 81 Transmission of reports to Bank.
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Regulation 82 Offering of simplified prospectus to investors before contract is concluded and availability of prospectus and the latest published annual and half-yearly reports.
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Regulation 83 Availability to public of annual and half-yearly reports as specified in full and simplified prospectus.
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Regulation 84 Supply of reports to unit-holders.
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Regulation 85 Auditing requirements in relation to annual report.
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Regulation 86 Publication of issue and redemption prices.
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Regulation 87 Publicity.
Part X Special Provisions Applicable to UCITS Marketing in a Member State Other Than That in Which it is Situated (regs. 88-95)
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Regulation 88 Prior requirements.
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Regulation 89 Entitlement to market in the State.
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Regulation 90 Compliance with law, regulations and administrative provisions.
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Regulation 91 Advertising.
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Regulation 92 Provision of facilities in relation to unit-holders.
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Regulation 93 Marketing of units.
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Regulation 94 Power of Bank to prohibit marketing.
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Regulation 95 Generic names.
Part XI Collaboration with Competent Authorities in other Member States (reg. 96)
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Regulation 96 Collaboration with competent authorities in other Member States.
Part XII Powers of Bank (regs. 97-105)
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Regulation 97 Compliance with additional requirements imposed by Bank.
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Regulation 98 Keeping of books and records.
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Regulation 99 Furnishing of information to Bank.
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Regulation 100 Application by Bank to High Court.
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Regulation 101 Replacement of Management Company or Trustee.
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Regulation 102 Revocation of authorisation.
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Regulation 103 Notice of intention to revoke.
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Regulation 104 Directions by the Bank.
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Regulation 105 Certain decisions of Bank to be appealable.
Part XIII Offences (reg. 106)
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Regulation 106 Penalties.
Part XIV Validity of UCITS Already Authorised and Revocation of Earlier Statutory Instruments (reg. 107)
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Regulation 107 Validity of UCITS already authorised and revocation of earlier statutory instruments.
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Schedule 1 Information requirements to be contained in full prospectus
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Schedule 1 A Information Requirements
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Schedule 1 B Information to be included in the periodic reports
Schedule 2 Information to be included in the annual and half-yearly reports
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Schedule 2, Part 1
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Schedule 2, Part 2
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Schedule 3 Table of cross references to specific UCITS Regulations in legislation
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Schedule 4 Contents of the simplified prospectus
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Schedule 5 Functions included in the activity of collective portfolio management
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Schedule 6 Requirements and obligations for authorisation of management companies
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Schedule 7 Requirements for holding of client money and investment instruments
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Schedule 8 Code of conduct
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Explanatory Note