1.—(1) These rules may be cited as the Financial Services Tribunal (Conduct of Investigations) Rules 1988 and shall come into force on 24th March 1988.
(2) In these Rules:
“the Act” means the Financial Services Act 1986;
“the applicant” means any person who has required that a matter be referred to the Tribunal under section 97 of the Act;
“an English and Welsh case” means any case which is neither a Northern Irish case nor a Scottish case;
“a Northern Irish case” means any case where, at the time of the reference of the case to the Tribunal, the applicant is, or, in the case of an investigation conducted under rule 3, all or a majority of the applicants are, either habitually resident, or have their principal places of business, in Northern Ireland;
“relevant authority” means the person by whom a matter is referred to the Tribunal; and
“a Scottish case” means any case where, at the time of the reference of the case to the Tribunal the applicant is, or, in the case of an investigation conducted under rule 3, all or a majority of the applicants are, either habitually resident, or have their principal places of business, in Scotland.
(3) References in these Rules to a numbered rule shall be construed as references to the rule bearing that number in these Rules.
(4) References in any of these Rules to a numbered paragraph shall unless the reference is to a paragraph of a specified rule, be construed as references to the paragraph bearing that number in the rule in which it appears.