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Paragraph 4

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The permitted counterparty exposure limit is—

(a)

where the counterparty is an individual or an unincorporated body of persons, 5 per cent of the business amount;

(b)

where the counterparty is a counterparty of the type mentioned in sub-paragraph (d) in the definition of counterparty, 5 per cent of the business amount;

(c)

where the counterparty is a body corporate or group, each of—

(i)

20 per cent of the business amount;

(ii)

10 per cent of the business amount where the exposure arises other than by reason that debts are due or to become due as a result of short term deposits made with an approved credit institution;

(iii)

5 per cent of the business amount where the exposure is other than to bodies which are approved counterparties.