1173Minor definitions: general

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In this Act—

• F2“the Audit Regulation” means Regulation 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public interest entities;

• “body corporate” includes a body incorporated outside the United Kingdom, but does not include—

  1. a

     a corporation sole, or

  2. b

     a partnership that, whether or not a legal person, is not regarded as a body corporate under the law by which it is governed;

• F2“the competent authority” means the Financial Reporting Council Limited

• F7“EU regulated market” has the meaning given in Article 2.1.13B of Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 and amending Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012;

• F4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• F1“firm” means any entity, whether or not a legal person, that is not an individual and includes a body corporate, a corporation sole and a partnership or other unincorporated association;

• “parent LLP” means an LLP that is a parent undertaking (see section 1162 and Schedule 7);

• “regulated activity” has the meaning given by section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c.8);

• F9“regulated market” has the meaning given in Article 2.1.13 of Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 and amending Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012;

• F3“transferable securities” has the meaning given by Article 2.1.24 of Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 and amending Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012;

• F5“UK regulated market” has the meaning given in Article 2.1.13A of Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 and amending Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012;

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