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CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">Introduction</Addition></Title><P1group id="p00326" RestrictStartDate="2023-08-29"><Title><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">Interpretation: other terms</Addition></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/1/section/206F" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/1/section/206F" id="section-206F"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">206F</Addition></Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/1/section/206F/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/1/section/206F/1" id="section-206F-1"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">1</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">In this Part—</Addition></Text><UnorderedList Class="Definition" Decoration="none"><ListItem><Para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">“</Addition><Term><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">FCA</Addition></Term><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">” means the Financial Conduct Authority;</Addition></Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">“</Addition><Term><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">FCA-regulated person</Addition></Term><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">” means—</Addition></Text><OrderedList Type="alpha" Decoration="parens"><ListItem><Para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">a person who has Part 4A permission,</Addition></Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">an authorised payment institution or small payment institution, within the meaning of the Payment Services Regulations 2017 (</Addition><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/752" id="c00367" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2017" Number="0752"><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">S.I. 2017/752</Addition></Citation><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">), or</Addition></Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">an authorised electronic money institution or small electronic money institution, within the meaning of the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (</Addition><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/99" id="c00368" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="0099"><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">S.I. 2011/99</Addition></Citation><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">);</Addition></Text></Para></ListItem></OrderedList></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">“</Addition><Term><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">Part 4A permission</Addition></Term><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">” has the meaning given by section 55A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;</Addition></Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">“</Addition><Term><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">the Payment Systems Regulator</Addition></Term><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">” means the Payment Systems Regulator established under section 40 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013;</Addition></Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">“</Addition><Term><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">PRA</Addition></Term><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">” means the Prudential Regulation Authority;</Addition></Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">“</Addition><Term><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">PRA-regulated activity</Addition></Term><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">” has the meaning given by section 22A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;</Addition></Text></Para></ListItem><ListItem><Para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">“</Addition><Term><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">the UK financial system</Addition></Term><Addition ChangeId="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a-1696519982552" CommentaryRef="key-ae09a7768d77aba2c7df294dec95488a">” has the meaning given by section 1I of the Financial 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