This Part provides defined terms: "Court" means the High Court; "ECB" means the European Central Bank; "evidentiary notice" means a notice under section 32; "controlled function" means a function prescribed in regulations made under section 20 as a controlled function in relation to a regulated financial service provider and, in relation to a holding company, as so prescribed; "pre-approval controlled function" is to be construed in accordance with section 22(1) for regulated financial service providers and section 22(1A) for holding companies; "prohibition notice" means a notice under section 43; "suspension notice" means a notice under section 26.

"Holding company" means any of the following established in the State: (a) a financial holding company within point (20) of Article 4(1) of the Capital Requirements Regulation; (b) a mixed financial holding company within point (21) of Article 4(1) of that Regulation; (c) an insurance holding company within Regulation 215(1) of the European Union (Insurance and Reinsurance) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 485 of 2015); (d) an investment holding company within the meaning of the European Union (Investment Firms) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 355 of 2021). "SSM Framework Regulation" means Regulation (EU) No. 468/2014 of the ECB of 16 April 2014; "SSM Regulation" means Council Regulation (EU) No. 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013. Subsections (2) and (3) are deleted.