Bank of Ireland Act, 1781

No members of said corporation liable to the statutes of bankruptcy, by reason of their stock in said corporation, and no stock in said corporation liable to foreign attachment.

XVII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no member of the said corporation shall be, or be adjudged liable to be a bankrupt, within the intent and meaning of all or any of the statutes made against or concerning bankrupts, for or by reason of their stock or interest in the said corporation, and that no stock in the said corporation shall be subject or liable to any foreign attachments.