Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

X1[F1 103 Interpretation of this PartU.K.

This section has no associated Explanatory Notes

(1)In this Part, save where the context otherwise requires—

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  • listed securities” means anything which has been admitted to the official list;

  • listing” has the meaning given in section 74(5);

  • listing particulars” has the meaning given in section 79(2);

  • listing rules” has the meaning given in section 73A;

  • market operator” means a person who manages or operates the business of a regulated market;

  • [F3offer of transferable securities to the public” has the meaning given in section 102B; ]

  • the official list” means the list maintained by the [F4FCA] as that list has effect for the time being;

  • Part 6 rules” has the meaning given in section 73A;

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  • [F3[F6“the prospectus regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC;]]

  • [F3prospectus rules” has the meaning given in section 73A; ]

  • [F7qualifying transparency legislation” has the meaning given in section 89K(5A);]

  • [F8“regulated market” (except in section 102B and Schedule 10A) means a UK regulated market, as defined in Article 2(1)(13A) of the markets in financial instruments regulation;]

  • [F3[F9“supplementary prospectus” means a supplement to a prospectus (and here “supplement” has the same meaning as in Article 23 of the prospectus regulation);]]

  • [F10the transparency obligations directive” means Directive 2004/109/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market [F11 as amended by Directive 2010/73/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 and by Directive 2010/78/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010] [F12and by Directive 2013/50/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013];]

  • [F13transparency rules” has the meaning given by section 89A(5);

  • voteholder information” has the meaning given by section 89B(3);]

  • [F3working day” means any day other that a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 (c. 80) in any part of the United Kingdom.]

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Editorial Information

X1The insertion of the new heading "Interpretative provisions" in Pt. VI on 1.7.2005 gives rise to a change in the structure of this legislation on SLD which breaks the continuity of historical versions of the existing provisions which are now brought under that new heading.

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 102A-103 substituted for s. 103 (1.7.2005) by The Prospectus Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1433), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 11

F3Words in s. 103(1) omitted (30.1.2024 for specified purposes) by virtue of The Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/105), reg. 2(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 14 (with regs. 48-50)

F4Words in s. 103(1) substituted (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), ss. 16(2)(3)(i), 122(3) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

F10S. 103(1): entry inserted (8.11.2006) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1265, 1300(1)(a)

F12Words in s. 103(1) inserted (1.11.2015 for specified purposes, 26.11.2015 in so far as not already in force) by The Transparency Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1755), regs. 1(2)(3), 5(3)(a)(ii)

F13S. 103(1): entries inserted (8.11.2006) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1272, 1300(1)(a), Sch. 15 para. 11(3)

F14S. 103(1A) omitted (1.11.2015 for specified purposes, 26.11.2015 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Transparency Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1755), regs. 1(2)(3), 5(3)(b)

F15S. 103(2)(3) omitted (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), ss. 16(14)(g), 122(3) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)