The Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and
Industrial and Provident Societies (the "Central
Register") launched on 29 July 2019.
Irish incorporated companies and other legal entities
("Relevant Entities") are obliged by
Part 3 of the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial
Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 110 of
2019) (the "2019 Regulations") to file
details of their beneficial ownership with the Central
Register.
Existing Relevant Entities have until 22 November 2019 to file
the details of their beneficial ownership with the Central
Register. Relevant Entities incorporated after 22 June 2019 must
commence providing information to the Central Register within five
months of their incorporation. It is expected that separate
regulations will be published providing for the establishment of a
central register of beneficial owners of Irish Collective
Asset-management Vehicles ("ICAVs")
which will be maintained by the
