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C_IE-P01-C003 · captured 2026-10-26

DM services include advice on whole/partial debt discharge, debt-connected budgeting, negotiations with creditors and similar discharge activity; negotiation-only may therefore trigger classification.

Conditions and limits: DM services include advice on whole/partial debt discharge, debt-connected budgeting, negotiations with creditors and similar discharge activity; negotiation-only may therefore trigger classification.

Recorded check: selected body support with application holds

S005 s.28(1), “debt management services” (a)–(c); S033 regs.287, 299

Source links: revisedacts.lawreform.ie · revisedacts.lawreform.ie · www.centralbank.ie

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C_IE-P01-C004 · captured 2026-10-26

Remuneration includes direct/indirect commission or payment, including payment for a different service resulting in apparently free DM work; identify economic recipient and purpose.

Conditions and limits: Remuneration includes direct/indirect commission or payment, including payment for a different service resulting in apparently free DM work; identify economic recipient and purpose.

Recorded check: selected body support with application holds

S005 s.28(1), “remuneration”

Source links: revisedacts.lawreform.ie · revisedacts.lawreform.ie

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C_IE-P01-C005 · captured 2026-10-26

The licensing definition of consumer includes an individual acting outside business or a microenterprise; capacity and enterprise size must be tested.

Conditions and limits: The licensing definition of consumer includes an individual acting outside business or a microenterprise; capacity and enterprise size must be tested.

Recorded check: selected body support with application holds

S005 s.28(1), “consumer” (a)–(b); S003 s.59(b)

Source links: revisedacts.lawreform.ie · revisedacts.lawreform.ie · revisedacts.lawreform.ie

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C_IE-P01-C007 · captured 2026-10-26

The DM-service limb is expressed as discharge of “debts” without an express unsecured/card-only list; this does not determine substantive treatment of any particular debt product, secured claim or public liability.

Conditions and limits: The DM-service limb is expressed as discharge of “debts” without an express unsecured/card-only list; this does not determine substantive treatment of any particular debt product, secured claim or public liability.

Recorded check: selected body support with application holds

S005 s.28(1), service definition (a)–(c); inference limited to statutory text

Source links: revisedacts.lawreform.ie · revisedacts.lawreform.ie

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C_IE-P01-C009 · captured 2026-10-26

Charitable organisation is excepted, but the definition in the Charities Act has substantive charitable-purpose, asset-use and excluded-body predicates. “Nonprofit” is not sufficient proof.

Conditions and limits: Charitable organisation is excepted, but the definition in the Charities Act has substantive charitable-purpose, asset-use and excluded-body predicates. “Nonprofit” is not sufficient proof.

Recorded check: selected branch or scope checked remaining sources held

S005 excepted (a); S009 s.2(1)

Source links: revisedacts.lawreform.ie · revisedacts.lawreform.ie · revisedacts.lawreform.ie

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