Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transitional Provisions) (Mortgages) Order 2004.

(2) This Order comes into force—

(a)for the purposes of article 4, on 29th October 2004;

(b)for all other purposes, on 31st October 2004.

(3) In this Order—

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

“an approved person” means a person in relation to whom the Authority has given its approval under section 59 of the Act;

“commencement” means 31st October 2004;

“an interim approval” means an approval conferred by article 3;

“an interim permission” means a Part IV permission conferred by article 2;

“the Regulated Activities Order” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001(1);

“the Tribunal” means the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal.

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S.I. 2001/544; a relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2003/1475.