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Section 303Z7 “Bank”C1F1

United Kingdom

(1)

“Bank” means an authorised deposit-taker, other than a building society, that has its head office or a branch in the United Kingdom.

(2)

In subsection (1), “authorised deposit-taker” means—

(a)

a person who has permission under Part 4A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to accept deposits;

(b)

a person who—

(i)

is specified, or is within a class of persons specified, by an order under section 38 of that Act (exemption orders), and

(ii)

accepts deposits;

(c)

F2an EEA firm of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 3 to that Act that has permission under paragraph 15 of that Schedule (as a result of qualifying for authorisation under paragraph 12(1) of that Schedule) to accept deposits.

(3)

A reference in subsection (2) to a person F3or firm with permission to accept deposits does not include a person or firm with permission to do so only for the purposes of, or in the course of, an activity other than accepting deposits.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 5 Ch. 3B inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 30.1.2018 for the insertion of ss. 303Z2(4), 303Z10 for E.W.S. so far as not already in force, 31.1.2018 for E.W.S. in so far as not already in force, 28.6.2021 for N.I. in so far as not already in force) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), ss. 16, 58(1)(6) (as amended (N.I.) on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)) by S.I. 2019/742, regs. 1, 109(3)); S.I. 2018/78, regs. 2(b), 3(d); S.I. 2021/724, reg. 2(1)(g)

F2

S. 303Z7(2)(c) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 107(5)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3

Words in s. 303Z7(3) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742), regs. 1, 107(5)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Modifications

C1

Pt. 5 Ch. 3B applied (31.1.2018 for E.W.S. in so far as not already in force, 27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 28.6.2021 for N.I. in so far as not already in force) by 2007 c. 30, s. 24(1) (as substituted by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), ss. 21(3), 58(1)(6); S.I. 2018/78, reg. 3(f); S.I. 2021/724, reg. 2(1)(i))

Notes on Chapter 3B

Textual amendments

F2

Word in Pt. 5 Ch. 3B heading substituted (27.4.2017 retrospective for E.W.S, 28.6.2021 for N.I.) by Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), s. 33(2)(3), Sch. 12 para. 12 (with s. 33(4)); S.I. 2021/739, reg. 2

Notes on Freezing of certain accounts

Textual amendments

F2

Word in s. 303Z1 cross-heading substituted (27.4.2017 retrospective for E.W.S, 28.6.2021 for N.I.) by Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), s. 33(2)(3), Sch. 12 para. 13 (with s. 33(4)); S.I. 2021/739, reg. 2