Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003
Public bill · Government · Presented
The measure would strengthen financial regulation by creating a Financial Services Ombudsman to handle consumer complaints, consultative panels representing consumers and industry, and a system allowing the regulator to impose fines and other sanctions, subject to appeal. It would also require stronger compliance reporting and auditor cooperation, regulate money-transfer and currency-exchange businesses to help prevent money laundering and terrorist financing, and widen protections for mortgage borrowers and some other consumers.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Central Bank Act 1942 for the purposes of providing for the establishment and functions of the regulatory authority sanctions panel, establishing the financial services ombudsman's bureau and prescribing the functions and powers of that ombudsman, providing for the establishment of consultative panels to advise the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority on certain matters; to amend the Central Bank Act 1997 for the purposes of making further provision for auditing the accounts of financial service providers and providing for the regulation of money transmission businesses; and to make miscellaneous amendments to certain other acts and statutory instruments relating to the provision of financial services
Last updated 12 April 2018
- Minister for Finance Primary
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- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. Seanad
- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Committee Stage Seanad
- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Second Stage. Seanad
- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). Dáil
- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. Dáil
- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Motion to Recommit. Dáil
- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). Dáil
- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Order for Report Stage. Dáil
- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Motion to Recommit. Dáil
- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage. Dáil
- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). Dáil
- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Order for Second Stage. Dáil
- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Second Stage. Dáil
- Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Referral to Select Committee. Dáil