PART 1 Introductory

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Financial Services Act 2012 (Transitional Provisions) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2013.
2 This article and article 70 come into force on 25th March 2013.
3 The rest of this Order comes into force on 1st April 2013.
4 In this Order—
“the 2012 Act” means the Financial Services Act 2012;
“the Authority” means the Financial Services Authority;
“the commencement date” means 1st April 2013.
5 A reference in this Order to a provision of an Act is a reference to a provision of FSMA 2000, except where indicated otherwise.
Section 117 of the 2012 Act defines “FSMA 2000” as meaning the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8).
6 A term used in this Order which is defined in FSMA 2000 has the same meaning as in that Act.