PART 1GENERAL
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) (Credit Unions) Order 2002 and comes into force on 2nd July 2002.
2
In this Order—
“the Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
“the 1965 Act” means the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 19652;
“the 1979 Act” means the Credit Unions Act 19793;
“commencement” means the beginning of 2nd July 2002;
“credit union” means a society registered under the 1965 Act by virtue of section 1 of the 1979 Act4;
“deposit” has the meaning given by article 5 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 20015;
“the Permission Order” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Permission and Applications) (Credit Unions etc.) Order 20026.