Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013;
“criminal investigation” means an investigation of any crime, including an investigation of any alleged or suspected crime and an investigation of whether a crime has been committed;
“Payment Systems Regulator” means the body established under section 40(1) of the Act as the Payment Systems Regulator);
“regulators” means the Payment Systems Regulator, the FCA, the PRA and the Bank of England, and “regulator” means any one of the regulators;
“regulator worker” means—
a person who is or has been employed by, or engaged to provide services to, one of the regulators;
an auditor or expert instructed by one of the regulators;
a person appointed under section 82(1)(b) of the Act (reports by skilled persons) to make a report; or
a person appointed under section 83 of the Act (appointment of persons to conduct investigations);
“Secretary of State worker” means—
a person who is or has been employed by the Secretary of State; or
an auditor or expert instructed by the Secretary of State;
“single market restrictions” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) Regulations 2001(1).
S.I. 2001/2188. The definition of “single market restrictions” was inserted by S.I. 2012/916 and amended by S.I. 2013/504, 1773 and 3115.