Article 2 Definitions

In this Order—

• “the Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

• “commencement” means the beginning of the day on which section 19 comes into force;

• “an interim permission” means a Part IV permission conferred by article 6 or 7(2);

• “the relevant date” means—

  1. (a)

     commencement, in respect of—

     1. (i)

        newly regulated activities which are regulated activities immediately after commencement; and

     2. (ii)

        overseas regulated activity;

  2. (b)

     1 January 2002 in respect of newly regulated activities which are not regulated activities before that date.

In this Order—

• “the Banking Act” means the Banking Act 1987^f1;

• “the Building Societies Act” means the Building Societies Act 1986^f2;

• “the Financial Services Act” means the Financial Services Act 1986^f3;

• “the Friendly Societies Act” means the Friendly Societies Act 1992^f4;

• “the Insurance Companies Act” means the Insurance Companies Act 1982^f5;

• “the 2BCD Regulations” means the Banking Coordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992^f6;

• “the ISD Regulations” means the Investment Services Regulations 1995^f7;

• “the 3ID Regulations” means the Insurance Companies (Third Insurance Directives) Regulations 1994^f8;

• “the Authorised Persons Order” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transitional Provisions) (Authorised Persons etc.) Order 2001^f9;

• “the Regulated Activities Order” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001^f10.

Any reference in this Order to a section or Part is, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to that section or Part of the Act.