# The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Controllers) (Exemption) Order 2009, Article 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In this Order—
“the Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
“authorised building society” means any UK authorised person which is a building society within the meaning of section 119 of the Building Societies Act 1986 (interpretation);
“managing agent” has the meaning given in article 3 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001;
“relevant friendly society” means any UK authorised person which is a friendly society to which neither subsection (2) nor subsection (3) of section 37 of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 (restriction on combinations of business) applies; and
“relevant UK authorised person” means a UK authorised person other than—
(a) a credit institution which has permission under Part 4A of the Act to carry on the regulated activity of accepting deposits;
(b)an investment firm (as defined in section 424A of the Act);
(c)a management company (as defined in section 237(2) of the Act);
(d) an insurance undertaking which includes for the purposes of this Order a managing agent; or
(e) a reinsurance undertaking.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/774/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000-controllers-exemption-order-2009/article-2
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