Article 2 Amendment of section 9A of the Act

at the end of paragraph (b)(vi) omit “or”;

at the end of paragraph (c) insert “; or”;

after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d)

it is entered into in order to comply with an obligation imposed by a recognised clearing house or an EEA central counterparty pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories^f1.”.