Regulation 7 I1
United Kingdom
In Article 3—
in paragraph (3), for points (a) to (h) substitute—
“(a)an investment firm within the meaning given in Article 2(1A) M1 of MIFIR which:
(i)has its registered office or head office in the United Kingdom;
(ii)has permission under Part 4A of the FSMA to carry on regulated activities relating to investment services and activities (as defined in Article 2(1)(2) of the MIFIR) in the United Kingdom;
(iii)(iv)is not a firm which has permission under Part 4A of the FSMA to carry on regulated activities as an exempt investment firm, within the meaning of regulation 8 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 M3;
(b)a credit institution which is a CRR firm (within the definition in Article 4(1)(2A) M4 of the Capital Requirements Regulation);
(c)an insurance undertaking or a reinsurance undertaking;
(d)(e)an occupational pension scheme within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 M7;
(f)an AIF managed by AIFMs (within the definition in regulation 4 of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013) authorised or registered in accordance with those Regulations;
in paragraph (12), for “Article 5 of Directive 2002/47/EC” substitute “ regulation 16 of the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No.2) Regulations 2003 M8 ”;
in paragraph (13), for “point (b) of Article 2(1) of Directive 2002/47/EC” substitute “ regulation 3 of the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No.2) Regulations 2003 ”;
in paragraph (14), for “point (c) of Article 2(1) of Directive 2002/47/EC” substitute “ regulation 3 of the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No.2) Regulations 2003 ”;
in paragraph (16), for “point (15) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU” substitute “ regulation 2(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017/701 ”;
after paragraph (18) insert—
“(19)“AIF” has the meaning given in the definition in regulation 3 of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013;
(20)“Capital Requirements Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) 648/2012;
(21)“CCP” has the meaning given in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories;
(22)“CRR firm” has the meaning given in Article 4.1(2A) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26th June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012;
(23)“FCA” means the Financial Conduct Authority;
(24)“the FSMA” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
(25)“insurance undertaking” and “reinsurance undertaking” have the meanings given in section 417(1) M9 of the FSMA;
(26)“investment firm” has the meaning given in Article 2(1A) M10 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012;
(27)“management company” and “the operator” have the meanings given in section 237(2) M11 of the FSMA;
(28)“MIFIR” means Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) 648/2012;
(29)“open ended investment company” has the meaning given by section 236 of the FSMA;
(30)(31)“UCITS” has the meaning given in section 236A M13 of the FSMA;
(32)“UK law in relation to collective investment undertakings” means the law of any part of the United Kingdom which was relied on by the United Kingdom immediately before IP completion day to implement Directives 2009/65/EC and 2011/61/EU.”.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 7(a) substituted (30.12.2020) by The Financial Services and Economic and Monetary Policy (Consequential Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1301), regs. 1, 3, Sch. para. 30(a)
- F2
Words in reg. 7(a) inserted (25.6.2020) by The Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/646), regs. 1(2)(c), 8
- F3
Words in reg. 7(a) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Securities Financing Transactions, Securitisation and Miscellaneous Amendments (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1385), regs. 1(4), 56(2)
- F4
Words in reg. 7(f) substituted (30.12.2020) by The Financial Services and Economic and Monetary Policy (Consequential Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1301), regs. 1, 3, Sch. para. 30(f)
Marginal citations
- M1
Article 2(1A) is prospectively inserted by the Markets in Financial Instruments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 S.I. 2018/1403 which comes into force on exit day.
- M2
Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU Text with EEA relevance.
- M3
- M4
Article 4(1)(2A) is prospectively inserted by the Capital Requirements (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 S.I. 2018/1401 which come into force on exit day.
- M5
The definition of “UK UCITS” was inserted by S.I. 2011/1613 and amended by S.I. 2013/1388.
- M6
The definition of “management company” was inserted by S.I. 2011/1613.
- M7
1993 c. 48. Section 1 was amended by the Pensions Act 2004 c. 35.
- M8
S.I. 2003/3226. Regulation 16 was amended by S.I. 2010/2993.
- M9
Both definitions were inserted into section 417(1) by S.I. 2015/575.
- M10
Article 2(1)(a) is prospectively inserted by the Markets in Financial Instruments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 which come into force on exit day.
- M11
The definition of “management company” was inserted by S.I. 2011/1613. The definition of “the operator” was amended by S.I. 2011/1613 and S.I. 2013/1388.
- M12
Sourcebooks made by the Financial Conduct Authority are available on https://www.handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook and copies of the rules referred to can be obtained from the Financial Conduct Authority, 12 Endeavour Square, London E20 1JN, where it is also available for inspection.
- M13
Section 236A is prospectively inserted by the Collective Investment Schemes (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/325) which come into force on exit day.
Commencement
- I1
Reg. 7 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1