SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Treaty Rights

Definitions

1

In this Schedule—

“consumers” means persons who are consumers for the purposes of section 138;

“Treaty firm” means a person—

(a)

whose head office is situated in an EEA State (its “home state”) other than the United Kingdom; and

(b)

which is recognised under the law of that State as its national; and

“home state regulator”, in relation to a Treaty firm, means the competent authority of the firm’s home state for the purpose of its home state authorisation (as to which see paragraph 3(1)(a)).