The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Interim Permissions) Order 2001

Definitions

2.—(1) In this Order—

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

“commencement” means the beginning of the day on which section 19 comes into force;

“an interim permission” means a Part IV permission conferred by article 6 or 7(2);

“the relevant date” means—

(a)

commencement, in respect of—

(i)

newly regulated activities which are regulated activities immediately after commencement; and

(ii)

overseas regulated activity;

(b)

1 January 2002 in respect of newly regulated activities which are not regulated activities before that date.

(2) In this Order—

“the Banking Act” means the Banking Act 1987(1);

“the Building Societies Act” means the Building Societies Act 1986(2);

“the Financial Services Act” means the Financial Services Act 1986(3);

“the Friendly Societies Act” means the Friendly Societies Act 1992(4);

“the Insurance Companies Act” means the Insurance Companies Act 1982(5);

“the 2BCD Regulations” means the Banking Coordination (Second Council Directive) Regulations 1992(6);

“the ISD Regulations” means the Investment Services Regulations 1995(7);

“the 3ID Regulations” means the Insurance Companies (Third Insurance Directives) Regulations 1994(8);

“the Authorised Persons Order” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transitional Provisions) (Authorised Persons etc.) Order 2001(9);

“the Regulated Activities Order” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001(10).

(3) Any reference in this Order to a section or Part is, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to that section or Part of the Act.

(1)

1987 c. 22.

(2)

1986 c. 53.

(3)

1986 c. 60.

(4)

1992 c. 40.

(5)

1982 c. 50.

(6)

S.I. 1992/3218 amended by S.I. 1993/3225, S.I. 1995/1217, S.I. 1995/1442, S.I. 1996/1669, S.I. 1999/2094 and S.I. 2000/2952.

(7)

S.I. 1995/3275 amended by the Bank of England Act 1998 (c. 11) and by S.I. 1996/1669 and S.I. 2000/2952.

(8)

S.I. 1994/1696.

(9)

S.I. 2001/2636.

(10)

S.I. 2001/544.