Participation of EEA management companies in the compensation scheme
7. In the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Compensation Scheme: Electing Participants) Regulations 2001(1)—
(a)in regulation 1(2) (interpretation)—
(i)in the definition of “branch”, after paragraph (b), insert—
“(c)in relation to a relevant management company, has the meaning given by Article 1.5 of the investor-compensation schemes directive (as applied by Article 5f.2 of the UCITS directive);”;
(ii)after the definition of “investor-compensation schemes directive”, insert—
““relevant management company” means an EEA firm falling within paragraph 5(f) of Schedule 3 to the Act which—
is authorised by its home state regulator to provide services of the kind specified by Article 5.3(a) of the UCITS directive (management of portfolios of investments); and
is providing those services in the United Kingdom;”;
(b)in regulation 2 (persons not to be regarded as relevant persons)—
(i)at the end of paragraph (b), omit “and”; and
(ii)after paragraph (c), insert—
“; and
(d)any relevant management company.”;
(c)in regulation 3 (persons who may elect to participate), in paragraph (1)(a), after “investment firm”, insert “or relevant management company”;
(d)in regulation 4 (persons in respect of whom inspection under section 224 does not apply)—
(i)at the end of paragraph (b), omit “and”; and
(ii)after paragraph (c), insert—
“; and
(d)any relevant management company.”.