Legislation

Legislation relevant to the regulation of retail intermediaries is listed below. Where the links provided are to www.irishstatutebook.ie users should note the disclaimer on the Irish Statute Book website. The following list is not exhaustive and is intended to serve as a general guide only.

Acts

• The Central Bank Act 1997
• Central Bank Reform Act 2010
• Central Bank and Financial Services Authority Act 2003
• Central Bank and Financial Services Authority Act 2004
• Investment Intermediaries Act 1995
• The Investor Compensation Act 1998
• Consumer Credit Act 1995
• Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2007
• Consumer Credit Directive, 2008
• Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013

Statutory Instruments

• S.I. No. 15 of 2001 Life Assurance (Provision of Information) Regulations, 2001
• S.I. No 853 of 2004 European Communities (Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services) Regulations 2004
• S.I. No. 229/2018 - European Union (Insurance Distribution) Regulations 2018
• S.I. No 74 of 2007 Non-Life Insurance (Provision of Information)(Renewal of Policy of Insurance) Regulations
• S.I. No. 142 of 2016 European Union (Consumer Mortgage Credit Agreements) Regulations 2016

• S.I. No. 436 of 2021 Non-life Insurance (Provision of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

EU Directives

• Directive 2016/97/EU - The Insurance Distribution Directive
• Directive 2014/17/EU - The Mortgage Credit Directive