(1) In this Act -

"the Act of 1927" means the Currency Act, 1927;

"the Act of 1942" means the Central Bank Act, 1942;

"Amsterdam Treaty" means the treaty signed in Amsterdam on 2 October 1997 amending the Treaty on European Union;

"associated company", in relation to the holder of a licence, means a company in respect of which - (a) not less than 20 per cent of the nominal value of the company's equity share capital is held by the company, or (b) not less than 20 per cent of shares carrying voting rights (other than voting rights that arise only in particular circumstances) are so held;

"Bank" means the Central Bank of Ireland;