(1) In this section -

"EEA Agreement" means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2 May 1992, as adjusted by all subsequent amendments to that Agreement;

"EEA state" means a state which is a contracting party to the EEA Agreement;

"qualifying savings institution" means any of the following persons -

(a) a person who is a holder of a licence granted under section 9 or an authorisation granted under section 9A of the Central Bank Act 1971, or a person who holds a licence or other similar authorisation under the law of an EEA state, other than the State, which corresponds to a licence granted under the said section 9,

(b) a building society within the meaning of section 256,

(c) a trustee savings bank within the meaning of the Trustee Savings Banks Act, 1989,

(d) [deleted]

(e) [deleted]

(f) [deleted]

(g) the Post Office Savings Bank,

(h) a credit union within the meaning of the Credit Union Act, 1997, or