Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 2000 Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 M1;

• “the FCA” means the Financial Conduct Authority;

• “the market abuse regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and M22004/72/EC F1, as it F2forms part of F3assimilated law; and

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• F5“supplementary market abuse enactment” means—

  1. (a)

     any EU regulation made under the market abuse regulation which is F6assimilated direct legislation;

  2. (b)

     any instrument made under the market abuse regulation on or after IP completion day