SCHEDULE 2Amendments to primary and secondary legislation

PART 3Amendments to secondary legislation

Uncertificated Securities Regulations 200159

Paragraph 28(4) (access to central counterparty, clearing and settlement facilities) of Schedule 1 to the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001123 is amended as follows—

a

omit the definition of “banking consolidation directive”;

b

in the definition of “branch” for “Article 4.3 of the banking consolidation directive” substitute “Article 4(1)(17) of Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012”;

c

in the definition of “credit institution” for “the banking consolidation directive” substitute “Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 relating to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC”.