Regulation 25 Article 28 (third party verifying STS compliance)
In Article 28—
(a)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
for “competent authority”, wherever it appears, substitute “FCA”;
(ii)
in point (b) omit “point (b) of”;
(b)
in paragraph (2) for “its competent authority”, in both places where it appears, substitute “the FCA”;
(c)
in paragraph (3) for “The competent authority” substitute “The FCA”; and
(d)
in paragraph 4—
(i)
in the first subparagraph for “ESMA shall develop draft regulatory” substitute “The FCA may make”, and for “the competent authorities” substitute “it”;
(ii)
omit the second and third subparagraphs.