# The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016, Regulation 2: Interpretation

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

In these Regulations—
“the 2000 Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ;
“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 2004/72/EC , as it forms part of assimilated law; and
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“supplementary market abuse enactment” means—
(a)any EU regulation made under the market abuse regulation which is assimilated direct legislation;
(b)any instrument made under the market abuse regulation on or after IP completion day

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/680/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000-market-abuse-regulations-2016/regulation-2
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