InterpretationU.K.
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the 2000 Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 M1;
“the Authority” means the [F1Financial Conduct Authority];
“the [F22009] Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 924/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cross-border payments in the Community and repealing Regulation 2560/2001 M2;
“the [F32012] Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing technical and business requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009 M3;
[F4“the Regulations” means the 2009 Regulation or the 2012 Regulation;]
“payment services”, “payment service provider”, “payment service user” and “payment system” have the same meaning as in the Payment Services Regulations [F52017].
(2) Expressions used in these Regulations and in a modification to a provision in primary or secondary legislation applied by these Regulations have the same meaning as in these Regulations.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/472), Sch. 2 para. 248(2)
F2Word in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Credit Transfers and Direct Debits in Euro (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1199), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(a) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1385, regs. 1(4), 45(2)(a)) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Word in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Credit Transfers and Direct Debits in Euro (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1199), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(b) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Credit Transfers and Direct Debits in Euro (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1199), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(b) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1385, regs. 1(4), 45(2)(b)) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Word in reg. 2(1) substituted (13.1.2018) by The Payment Services Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/752), reg. 1(6), Sch. 8 para. 14 (with reg. 3)
Marginal Citations
M12000 c.8. Relevant amending instruments are the Financial Services Act 2010 (c. 2), sections 12(1) to (4),13(1) to (4) and 24(1) and (2) and Schedule 2, paragraphs 1, 8 to 10, 15 to17, 20 and 26; S.I. 2009/209, S.I. 2010/22, S.I. 2011/99 and S.I. 2012/916.
M2OJ No L 266, 9.10.2009, p.11.
M3OJ No L 94, 30.3.2112, p.22.