Regulation 65 Interpretation of this Part

In this Part—

• “ESMA register” means the register of administrators and benchmarks established and maintained by ESMA under Article 36(1) of the EU Benchmarks Regulation;

• “EU Benchmarks Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014^f1 as it had effect in the European Union before exit day;

• “temporary information” means information recorded on the FCA register in accordance with regulation 55, 57 or 60;

• “temporary registration period” has the meaning given in regulation 54;

• “UK Benchmarks Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the United Kingdom on and after exit day;

• “working day” means a day other than—

  1. (a)

     a Saturday or a Sunday;

  2. (b)

     Christmas Day or Good Friday; or

  3. (c)

     a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f2 in any part of the United Kingdom.

Terms defined in the UK Benchmarks Regulation have the same meaning in this Chapter as in that Regulation.