Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Financial Services Act 1986 (EEA Regulated Markets) (Exemption) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 1st January 1996.

In this Order—

• “EEA State” means a State which is a contracting party to the agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on the 2nd May 1992^f1 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993^f2;

• “the Investment Services Directive” means the Council Directive on investment services in the securities field (No. 93/22/EEC)^f3.