F1Part 18ASUSPENSION AND REMOVAL OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FROM TRADING

313DInterpretation of Part 18A

F2(1)

In this Part—

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F4“derivative” means a derivative referred to in F5paragraphs 4 to 10 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/544);

F6“financial instrument” means an instrument specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001;

“institution” means—

(a)

a recognised investment exchange, other than an overseas investment exchange (within the meaning of Part 18);

(b)

an investment firm;

(c)

F7a qualifying credit institution that has Part 4A permission to carry on the regulated activity of accepting deposits, when carrying out investment services or activities; or

(d)

F7a qualifying credit institution other than one that has Part 4A permission to carry on the regulated activity of accepting deposits;

F8...

“issuer”, in relation to a financial instrument, means the person who issued the instrument;

F4“market abuse” means a contravention of Article 14 (prohibition of insider dealing and of unlawful disclosure of inside information) or 15 (prohibition of market manipulation) of the market abuse regulation;

F9...

F4“non-disclosure of inside information” means a failure to disclose inside information, as defined by Article 7 (inside information) of the market abuse regulation, in contravention of Article 17 (public disclosure of inside information) of that Regulation;

F10“regulated information” has the meaning given in Article 2(1)(k) of the transparency obligations directive (as defined in section 103 of this Act);

F11“regulatory information service” means—

(a)

a service approved by the F12FCA to disseminate regulated information in accordance with rules made under section 89A of this Act, F13...

(b)

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F15“systematic internaliser” has the meaning given in Article 2(1)(12) of the markets in financial instruments regulation;

F15“trading venue” means a UK trading venue, as defined by Article 2(1)(16A) of the markets in financial instruments regulation.

F16(2)

In this Part a trading venue or systematic internaliser falls under the FCA’s jurisdiction if—

F17(a)

it is established in the United Kingdom; or

(b)

in the case of a systematic internaliser F18which does not fall within the FCA’s jurisdiction by virtue of paragraph (a)—

(i)

it has established a branch (as defined by F19Article 2(1)(20) of the markets in financial instruments regulation) in the United Kingdom; and

(ii)

the FCA considers that it is necessary to impose a requirement on the systematic internaliser under section F20section 313CA(2) or 313CB(2).