Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

Valid from 01/04/2007

[F1 312D Interpretation of Chapter 3A U.K.

In this Chapter—

• “the applicable provision” means—

  (a)

  in the case of arrangements relating to a multilateral trading facility, Article 31.5 of the markets in financial instruments directive; and

  (b)

  in the case of arrangements relating to a regulated market, the first sub-paragraph of Article 42.6 of that directive;

• “EEA market operator” means a person who is a market operator (within the meaning of Article 4.1.13 of the markets in financial instruments directive) whose home state is an EEA State other than the United Kingdom;

• “home state”, in relation to an EEA market operator, means the EEA State in which it has its registered office, or if it has no registered office, its head office;

• “home state regulator” means the competent authority (within the meaning of Article 4.1.22 of the markets in financial instruments directive) of the EEA State which is the home state in relation to the EEA market operator concerned.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 18 Ch. 3A (ss. 312A-312D) inserted (1.4.2007 for certain purposes and 1.11.2007 otherwise) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/126), regs. 1(2), 3(2), Sch. 2 para. 15 (with reg. 5)