PART IGENERAL
Citation and commencement1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transitional Provisions) (Partly Completed Procedures) Order 2001.
(2)
This Order comes into force on 1st December 2001.
Definitions2.
(1)
In this Order—
“the Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
“commencement” means the beginning of 1st December 2001;
“decided”, in relation to an application, has the meaning given by paragraph (4);
“recognised professional body” has the same meaning as in the Financial Services Act;
“recognised self-regulating organisation” has the same meaning as in the Financial Services Act, except that it includes a recognised self-regulating organisation for friendly societies within the meaning of that Act;
(2)
In this Order—
(3)
Any reference in this Order to a section or Schedule is, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to that section of or Schedule to the Act.
(4)
For the purposes of this Order an application is decided when it has been determined and there is no possibility (or no further possibility) of the determination being reversed or varied on a reference to a tribunal or an appeal.
(5)
Any reference in this Order to a person—
(a)
having a Part IV permission or a permission under Schedule 3 or 4;
(b)
being subject to a requirement imposed under section 43 or 196;
(c)
satisfying or not satisfying the conditions in paragraph 13 or 14 of Schedule 3;
includes a reference to a person who has such a permission, is subject to such a requirement, or is or is not treated as satisfying those conditions by virtue of the Authorised Persons Order.