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Regulation 15 Subject matter, scope and definitionsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

In Article 1, for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(2)

Article 2 is amended as follows—

(a)

in paragraph 1, for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(b)

in paragraph 2, for “points (a) to (m) and (o) of Article 3 of Directive 2007/64/EC” substitute “ sub-paragraphs (a) to (m) and (o) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Payment Services Regulations 2017 M1 ”;

(c)

in paragraph 4(b), omit “within a Member State”;

(d)

omit paragraph 5.

(3)

Article 3 is amended as follows—

(a)

in point (1) (the definition of “terrorist financing”), for “Article 1(5) of Directive (EU) 2015/849” substitute “ regulation 3(1) of the 2017 Regulations ”;

(b)

for point (2) (the definition of “money laundering”), substitute—

“(2)

“money laundering” has the meaning given by section 340(11) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 M2;”;

(c)

for point (5) (the definition of “payment service provider”), substitute—

“(5)

“payment services provider” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Payment Services Regulations 2017;”;

(d)

for point (7) (the definition of “payment account”), substitute—

“(7)

“payment account” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Payment Services Regulations 2017;”;

(e)

in point (8) (the definition of “funds”) for “point (15) of Article 4 of Directive 2007/64/EC” substitute “ regulation 2(1) of the Payment Services Regulations 2017 ”;

(f)

in point (9) (the definition of “transfer of funds”), in point (c), for “point (13) of Article 4 of Directive 2007/64/EC” substitute “ regulation 2(1) of the Payment Services Regulations 2017 ”;

(g)

after point (12), insert—

“(13)

“the 2017 Regulations” means the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017.”.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

S.I. 2017/752.

M2

2002 c. 29.

Commencement

I1

Reg. 15 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)