# Procurement Act 2023, Paragraph 16: Financial services

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

(1) A contract for the provision or carrying out of an investment service or activity, or of an ancillary service, in relation to a financial instrument by an investment firm or a qualifying credit institution.
(2) In this paragraph—
“ancillary service” means a service listed as such in Part 3A of Schedule 2 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/544);
“financial instrument”, “investment firm” and “qualifying credit institution” have the meanings given in Article 3 of that Order;
“investment service or activity” means a service or activity listed as such in Part 3 of Schedule 2 to that Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/2/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/procurement-act-2023/schedule-2/paragraph-16
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