Finance Act 2015

Amendment of section 124 of Principal Act (credit cards and charge cards)

65. Section 124 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (1)(a) —

(a) by substituting the following for the definition of “bank”:

“ ‘bank’ means a credit institution or a financial institution other than a credit union or An Post and any of its subsidiaries;”,

and

(b) by inserting the following definitions:

“ ‘credit institution’ has the same meaning as it has in the European Union (Capital Requirements) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 158 of 2014 );

‘credit union’ has the same meaning as it has in the Credit Union Acts 1997 to 2012;

‘financial institution’ has the same meaning as it has in the European Union (Capital Requirements) Regulations 2014;”.