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The Collective Investment Schemes (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, PART 2 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 September 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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3. The 2000 Act is amended in accordance with this Part.
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I1Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
4. For section 36 substitute—
Schedule 5 makes provision about authorised open-ended investment companies.”
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I2Reg. 4 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
5. In section 236 (open-ended investment companies), in subsection (4)—
(a)omit paragraph (c) (but not the “or” at the end);
(b)in paragraph (d), omit “other than an EEA state”.
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I3Reg. 5 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
6. After section 236 insert—
(1) For the purposes of this Act, and subject to subsection (4), “UCITS” means an undertaking established in the United Kingdom or an EEA State—
(a)with the sole object of collective investment, operating on the principle of risk-spreading, in transferable securities or other liquid financial assets mentioned in subsection (3), of capital raised from the public; and
(b)with units which are, at the request of holders, repurchased or redeemed, directly or indirectly, out of the undertaking's assets.
(2) A UCITS may consist of several sub-funds (see section 237(4)).
(3) The transferable securities or other liquid financial assets referred to in subsection (1)(a) are—
(a)in the case of an undertaking established in the United Kingdom, those permitted by section 2 of chapter 5 of the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook M1; or
(b)in the case of an undertaking established in an EEA State, those referred to in Article 50(1) of the UCITS directive M2.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), action taken by the undertaking to ensure that the price of its units on an investment exchange does not significantly vary from their net asset value is to be regarded as equivalent to the repurchase or redemption of units at the request of holders.
(5) An undertaking is not a UCITS if it is any of the following—
(a)a collective investment undertaking of the closed-ended type;
(b)a collective investment undertaking which raises capital without promoting the sale of its units to the public within the relevant area or any part of it;
(c)an open-ended investment company, or other collective investment undertaking, the units of which may, under its fund rules or instruments of incorporation, be sold only to the public in countries or territories outside the relevant area.
(6) In subsection (5) “the relevant area” means—
(a)in the case of an undertaking established in the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom;
(b)in the case of an undertaking established in an EEA State, the EEA States.”.
Commencement Information
I4Reg. 6 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M1Sourcebooks made by the Financial Conduct Authority are available on https://www.handbook.fca.org.uk/handbook and copies of the rules referred to can be obtained from the Financial Conduct Authority, 12 Endeavour Square, London E20 1JN, where they are also available for inspection.
M2OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p.1.
7.—(1) Section 237 (other definitions for Part 17) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2)—
(a)for the definition of “management company” substitute—
““management company” means an undertaking, as defined in section 1161 of the Companies Act 2006 M3, whose regular business is the management of UK UCITS;”;
(b)in the definition of “the operator”M4—
(i)at the end of paragraph (ab), insert “ and ”;
(ii)omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (b);
(iii)omit paragraph (c).
(3) In subsection (3)—
(a)after the definition of “an authorised open-ended investment company”M5 insert—
““the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook” means the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook made under this Act by the FCA, as it has effect on [F1IP completion day];
“EEA UCITS” means a UCITS which is authorised pursuant to Article 5 of the UCITS directive in an EEA State;”;
(b)for the definition of “feeder UCITS”M6 substitute—
““feeder UCITS” means—
(a)a UK UCITS which has been approved by the FCA to invest 85% or more of the total property which is subject to the collective investment scheme constituted by the UK UCITS in units of—
(i)another UK UCITS,
(ii)a sub-fund of another UK UCITS,
(iii)an EEA UCITS, or
(iv)a sub-fund of an EEA UCITS, or
(b)a sub-fund of a UK UCITS which has been approved by the FCA to invest 85% or more of the sub-fund's separate pool of the property of the UK UCITS in units of—
(i)another UK UCITS,
(ii)another sub-fund of a UK UCITS,
(iii)an EEA UCITS, or
(iv)a sub-fund of an EEA UCITS;
“master UCITS”, in relation to a feeder UCITS, means (as the case may be)—
(a)the other UK UCITS mentioned in paragraph (a)(i) or (b)(i) of the definition of “feeder UCITS”,
(b)the EEA UCITS mentioned in paragraph (a)(iii) or (b)(iii) of that definition, or
(c)the sub-fund mentioned in paragraph (a)(ii) or (iv) or (b)(ii) or (iv) of that definition;”;
(c)in the definition of “a recognised scheme”M7, omit “264 or”;
(d)before the definition of “UK UCITS” insert—
““UCITS-related direct EU legislation” means—
(a)Commission Regulation (EU) 2010/583 of 1 July 2010 implementing Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards key investor information and conditions to be met when providing key investor information or the prospectus in a durable medium other than paper or by means of a website, or
(b)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/438 of 17 December 2015 supplementing Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to obligations of depositaries;”.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 7(3)(a) substituted (30.12.2020) by The Financial Services and Economic and Monetary Policy (Consequential Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1301), regs. 1, 3, Sch. para. 18(a)
Commencement Information
I5Reg. 7 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
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M4The definition of “the operator” was inserted by S.I. 2013/1388.
M5A previous definition of “EEA UCITS” was inserted by S.I. 2013/1388 and omitted by S.I. 2018/698.
M6The definition of “feeder UCITS” was inserted by S.I. 2011/1613 and amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 18 to the Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21).
M7In subsection (3), the definition of “recognised scheme” was amended by S.I. 2013/1773.
8.—(1) Section 243 (authorisation orders) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (5) M8—
(a)omit “or another EEA State”;
(b)for “country in which it is incorporated” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.
(3) For subsection (5A) substitute—
“(5A) The manager and the trustee must each have a place of business in the United Kingdom.”.
(4) Omit subsection (6).
Commencement Information
I6Reg. 8 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
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M8Subsections (5) and (5A) were substituted for subsection (5) by S.I. 2011/1613.
9. In section 246 (certificates), in subsection (1) M9, for the words from “enjoy” to “instrument” substitute “ be a UK UCITS ”.
Commencement Information
I7Reg. 9 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
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M9Section 246(1) was amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 18 to the Financial Services Act 2012.
10.—(1) Section 252A M10 (proposal to convert to a non-feeder UCITS) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)(b), after “convert into a” insert “ UK ”.
(3) In subsection (7)(a), after “convert into a” insert “ UK ”.
(4) In subsection (9), for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—
“(a)specified in rule 11.6.3(2) of the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook, or
(b)specified in UCITS-related direct EU legislation.”.
Commencement Information
I8Reg. 10 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
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M10Section 252A was inserted by S.I. 2011/1613 and amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 18 to the Financial Services Act 2012.
11. In section 256 M11 (requests for revocation of authorisation order), in subsection (3)(b), omit “or would be incompatible with an EU obligation”.
Commencement Information
I9Reg. 11 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M11Section 256 was amended by S.I. 2011/1043 and by paragraph 9 of Schedule 18 to the Financial Services Act 2012.
12. In section 257 M12 (directions), in subsection (1)(b)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (ii), for the words from “any” to “UCITS directive” substitute “ UCITS-related direct EU legislation; ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (iii), after “that Regulation” insert “ which constitutes retained direct EU legislation ”.
Commencement Information
I10Reg. 12 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M12Section 257 was amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 18 to the Financial Services Act 2012. Subsection (1)(b) was substituted by S.I. 2011/1613 and amended by S.I. 2018/698.
13.—(1) Section 258A M13 (winding up or merger of master UCITS) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2)(b), after “convert into a” insert “ UK ”.
(3) In subsection (4)(b), after “convert into a” insert “ UK ”.
Commencement Information
I11Reg. 13 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
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M13Section 258A was inserted by S.I. 2011/1613. Subsections (2)(b) and (4)(b) were amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 18 to the Financial Services Act 2012.
14. Omit section 261A M14 (information for home state regulator).
Commencement Information
I12Reg. 14 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
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M14Section 261A was inserted by S.I. 2011/1613 and amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 18 to the Financial Services Act 2012.
15.—(1) Section 261B M15 (information for feeder UCITS) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)(a), after “made” insert “ by or under any enactment ”.
(3) Omit subsections (2) and (3).
Commencement Information
I13Reg. 15 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M15Section 261B was inserted by S.I. 2011/1613 and amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 18 to the Financial Services Act 2012. There are other amendments but none is relevant.
16.—(1) Section 261D M16 (authorisation orders) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (5)—
(a)omit “or another EEA State”;
(b)for “country in which it is incorporated” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.
(3) For subsection (6) substitute—
“(6) The operator and the depositary must each have a place of business in the United Kingdom.”.
(4) Omit subsection (7).
Commencement Information
I14Reg. 16 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M16Section 261D was inserted by S.I. 2013/1388. There are amendments but none is relevant.
17. In section 261E M17 (authorisation orders: holding of units), in the definition of “professional investor” in subsection (4), for “(1) to (4) of Section I of Annex II to the markets in financial instruments directive (professional clients for the purpose of that directive)” substitute “ (a) to (d) of paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the markets in financial instruments regulation ”M18 .
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I15Reg. 17 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
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M17Section 261E was inserted by S.I. 2013/1388.
M18Schedule 1 to Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 is inserted by S.I. 2018/.
18. In section 261H M19 (certificates), in subsection (1), for “enjoy the rights conferred by any relevant EU instrument” substitute “ be a UK UCITS ”.
Commencement Information
I16Reg. 18 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M19Section 261H was inserted by S.I. 2013/1388.
19.—(1) Section 261S M20 (proposal to convert to a non-feeder UCITS) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)(b), after “convert into a” insert “ UK ”.
(3) In subsection (7)(a), after “convert into a” insert “ UK ”.
(4) In subsection (9), for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—
“(a)specified in rule 11.6.3(2) of the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook, or
(b)specified in UCITS-related direct EU legislation.”.
Commencement Information
I17Reg. 19 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
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M20Section 261S was inserted by S.I. 2013/1388.
20. In section 261W M21 (requests for revocation of authorisation order), in subsection (3)(b), omit “or would be incompatible with an EU obligation”.
Commencement Information
I18Reg. 20 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M21Section 261W was inserted by S.I. 2013/1388.
21. In section 261X M22(directions), in subsection (1)(b)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (ii), for the words from “any” to “UCITS directive” substitute “ UCITS-related direct EU legislation; ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (iii), after “that Regulation” insert “ which constitutes retained direct EU legislation ”.
Commencement Information
I19Reg. 21 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M22Section 261X was inserted by S.I. 2013/1388 and amended by S.I. 2018/698.
22.—(1) Section 261Z M23 (winding up or merger of master UCITS) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2)(b), after “convert into a” insert “ UK ”.
(3) In subsection (4)(b), after “convert into a” insert “ UK ”.
Commencement Information
I20Reg. 22 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M23Section 261Z was inserted by S.I. 2013/1388.
23. Omit section 261Z4 M24 (information for home state regulator).
Commencement Information
I21Reg. 23 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M24Section 261Z4 was inserted by S.I. 2013/1388.
24.—(1) Section 261Z5 M25 (information for feeder UCITS) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)(a), after “made” insert “ by or under any enactment ”.
(3) Omit subsections (2) and (3).
Commencement Information
I22Reg. 24 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M25Section 261Z5 was inserted by S.I. 2013/1388.
25. Omit sections 264 to 269 (schemes constituted in other EEA States).
Commencement Information
I23Reg. 25 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
26. In section 272 (individually recognised overseas schemes), in subsection (1)—
(a)at the end of paragraph (a) insert “ and ”;
(b)omit paragraph (b) and the “and” immediately following it.
Commencement Information
I24Reg. 26 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
27.—(1) Section 283A M26 (master-feeder structures) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), for the words from “rules made” to “directive” substitute “ rule 5.2.11(9) of the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook ”.
(3) In subsection (3)(a)—
(a)for “that the UCITS” substitute “ that the UK UCITS ”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (i) for “Chapter VIII of the UCITS directive,” substitute “ the Chapter 8 provisions, ”.
(4) After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) In subsection (3)(a)(i) “the Chapter 8 provisions” means—
(a)in relation to a UK UCITS or its operator, trustee or depositary, or auditor, any provision made by or under an enactment in implementation of Chapter 8 of the UCITS directive, and
(b)in relation to an EEA UCITS or its operator, Chapter 8 of the UCITS directive.”
Commencement Information
I25Reg. 27 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M26Section 283A was inserted by S.I. 2011/1613; amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 18 to the Financial Services Act 2012 and by S.I. 2013/1388.
28.—(1) Section 283B M27 (reports on derivative instruments) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), after “in relation to a” insert “ UK ”.
(3) In subsection (4), for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—
“(a)in rules 6.12.3 and 6.12.3A, and annex 2R to chapter 6, of the Collective Investment Schemes sourcebook, or
(b)in UCITS-related direct EU legislation.”.
Commencement Information
I26Reg. 28 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M27Section 283B was inserted by S.I. 2011/1613 and amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 18 to the Financial Services Act 2012.
29. In section 395 (procedures of the FCA and PRA), omit subsection (13)(e).
Commencement Information
I27Reg. 29 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
30. In section 417 (definitions), in subsection (1), in the definition of “UCITS”M28, for “Article 1.2 of the UCITS directive” substitute “ section 236A ”.
Commencement Information
I28Reg. 30 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M28The definition of “UCITS” was inserted by S.I. 2018/698.
31. In section 425 (expressions relating to authorisation elsewhere in the single market), in subsection (1), omit paragraph (aa) (but not the “and” at the end).
Commencement Information
I29Reg. 31 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
32.—(1) Schedule 5 (persons concerned in collective investment schemes) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1 M29—
(a)omit sub-paragraphs (1) and (2), and
(b)in sub-paragraph (4), for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)which is a UCITS as defined in section 236A,”.
(3) In paragraph 2, omit sub-paragraph (1).
Commencement Information
I30Reg. 32 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M29Paragraphs 1(4) and (5) were inserted by S.I. 2003/2066.
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