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Building Societies Act, 1989

PART IV

Control and Supervision of Building Societies by Central Bank

Duty of the Central Bank as respects building societies.

37.—(1) Subject to the general function and duty of the Central Bank under section 6 of the Central Bank Act, 1942 , the Bank shall administer the system of regulation and supervision of building societies provided for by or under this Act with a view to—

(a) the protection by each society of the funds of its shareholders and depositors, and

(b) the maintenance of the financial stability and well being of societies generally.

(2) The Central Bank shall have power to do anything which, in its opinion, is calculated to facilitate the exercise of its functions or is incidental or consequential to their exercise.

(3) The report of the Central Bank under section 36 of the Currency Act, 1927 , shall contain a report on the exercise of its functions under this Act.