Part 16Audit

Chapter 7Supplementary provisions

539Minor definitions

In this Part—

“e-money issuer” F1means—

(a)

an electronic money institution, within the meaning of the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 ( S.I. 2011/99), or

(b)

a person who has permission under F2Part 4A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8) to carry on the activity of issuing electronic money within the meaning of article 9B of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/544);

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F4 “MiFID investment firm” means an investment firm within the meaning of Article 4.1.1 of F5Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments, other than—

(a)

a company to which that Directive does not apply by virtue of Article 2 of that Directive, F6...

(b)

F7a company which is an exempt investment firm as defined by regulation 8 (Meaning of “exempt investment firm” in Chapter 1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 F8(S.I. 2017/701), and

(c)

F9any other company which fulfils all the requirements set out in regulation 6(3) of those Regulations;

“qualified”, in relation to an auditor's report (or a statement contained in an auditor's report), means that the report or statement does not state the auditor's unqualified opinion that the accounts have been properly prepared in accordance with this Act or, in the case of an undertaking not required to prepare accounts in accordance with this Act, under any corresponding legislation under which it is required to prepare accounts;

“turnover”, in relation to a company, means the amounts derived from the provision of goods and services falling within the company's ordinary activities, after deduction of—

(a)

trade discounts,

(b)

value added tax, and

(c)

any other taxes based on the amounts so derived;

“UCITS management company” has the meaning given by the Glossary forming part of the Handbook made by the F10Financial Conduct Authority under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.