PART 1U.K.INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

InterpretationU.K.

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 2000 Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 M1;

[F1“account information service” means an online service to provide consolidated information on one or more payment accounts held by the payment service user with another payment service provider or with more than one payment service provider, and includes such a service whether information is provided—

(a)

in its original form or after processing;

(b)

only to the payment service user or to the payment service user and to another person in accordance with the payment service user's instructions;]

“agent” means a person who provides payment services on behalf of an electronic money institution;

“authorised electronic money institution” means—

(a)

a person included by the Authority in the register as an authorised electronic money institution pursuant to regulation 4(1)(a); or

(b)

a person deemed to have been granted authorisation by the Authority by virtue of regulation 74;

“the Authority” means the [F2Financial Conduct Authority];

“average outstanding electronic money” means the average total amount of financial liabilities related to electronic money in issue at the end of each calendar day over the preceding six calendar months, calculated on the first calendar day of each calendar month and applied for that calendar month;

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[F5“the capital requirements regulation” means Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms;]

“consumer” means an individual who is acting for purposes other than a trade, business or profession;

“credit institution” has the meaning given in [F6Article 4(1)(1) of the capital requirements regulation] and includes a branch of the credit institution within the meaning of [F7Article 4(1)(17) of that regulation] which is situated [F8in the United Kingdom] and which has its head office in a territory that is [F9outside the United Kingdom];

“credit union” means a credit union within the meaning of—

(a)

the Credit Unions Act 1979 M2; or

(b)

the Credit Unions (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 M3;

“decision notice” and “warning notice” have the same meaning as in the 2000 Act;

“distributor” means a person who distributes or redeems electronic money on behalf of an electronic money institution but who does not provide payment services on its behalf;

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“electronic money” means electronically (including magnetically) stored monetary value as represented by a claim on the electronic money issuer which—

(a)

is issued on receipt of funds for the purpose of making payment transactions;

(b)

is accepted by a person other than the electronic money issuer; and

(c)

is not excluded by regulation 3;

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“electronic money institution” means an authorised electronic money institution or a small electronic money institution;

“electronic money issuer” means any of the following persons when they issue electronic money—

(a)

authorised electronic money institutions;

(b)

small electronic money institutions;

(c)

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(d)

credit institutions;

(e)

the Post Office Limited;

(f)

[F13the Bank of England, when not acting in its capacity as a monetary authority or other public authority;]

(g)

government departments and local authorities when acting in their capacity as public authorities;

(h)

credit unions;

(i)

municipal banks;

(j)

the National Savings Bank;

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“initial capital” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2;

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“municipal bank” means a company which, immediately before 1st December 2001, fell within the definition in section 103 of the Banking Act 1987 M4;

[F16“own funds” means own funds as defined in Article 4(1)(118) of the capital requirements regulation, and “Common Equity Tier 1 capital”, “Tier 1 capital” and “Tier 2 capital” have the same meanings as in that regulation;]

“parent undertaking” has the same meaning as in the Companies Acts (see section 1162 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Companies Act 2006 M5);

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“payment account” means an account held in the name of one or more payment service users which is used for the execution of payment transactions;

[F1“payment initiation service” means a service to initiate a payment order at the request of the payment service user with respect to a payment account held at another payment service provider;]

“payment instrument” means any—

(a)

personalised device; or

(b)

personalised set of procedures agreed between the payment service user and the payment service provider;

“payment services” has the same meaning as in the Payment Services Regulations [F182017];

[F1“payment service provider” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Payment Services Regulations 2017;]

“payment service user” means a person when making use of a payment service in the capacity of a payer or payee, or both;

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“payment system” means a funds transfer system with formal and standardised arrangements and common rules for processing, clearing and settlement of payment transactions;

“payment transaction” has the meaning given in [F20regulation 2(1) of the Payment Services Regulations 2017];

“qualifying holding” has the meaning given in [F21Article 4(1)(36) of the capital requirements regulation];

“the register” means the register maintained by the Authority under regulation 4;

[F1“sensitive payment data” means information, including personalised security credentials, which could be used to carry out fraud; but in relation to account information services and payment initiation services does not include the name of an account holder or an account number;]

“small electronic money institution” means a person included by the Authority in the register pursuant to regulation 4(1)(b);

“subsidiary undertaking” has the same meaning as in the Companies Acts (see section 1162 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Companies Act 2006).

(2) In these Regulations references to amounts in euro include references to equivalent amounts in another currency.

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(4) Expressions used in a modification to a provision in primary or secondary legislation applied by these Regulations have the same meaning as in these Regulations.