PART 5Regulation of payment systems

Miscellaneous and supplemental

110Interpretation of Part

1

In this Part—

  • “CAT-appealable decision” has the meaning given by section 76(4);

  • “CMA-appealable decision” has the meaning given by section 76(7);

  • “compliance failure” has the meaning given by section 71;

  • “designation order” has the meaning given by section 43;

  • “direct access”, in relation to a payment system, is to be read in accordance with section 42(6);

  • “document” includes information recorded in any form and, in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its production include references to producing a copy of the information in legible form or in a form from which it can readily be produced in visible and legible form;

  • “general direction” has the meaning given by section 54(5);

  • “general guidance” has the meaning given by section 96(3);

  • “generally-imposed requirement” has the meaning given by section 55(3);

  • “infrastructure provider”, in relation to a payment system, has the meaning given by section 42(4);

  • “operator”, in relation to a payment system, has the meaning given by section 42(3);

  • “participant”, in relation to a payment system, has the meaning given by section 42 (and references to participation in a payment system are to be read in accordance with that section);

  • “payment service provider”, in relation to a payment system, has the meaning given by section 42(5);

  • “payment system” has the meaning given by section 41;

  • “recognised inter-bank payment system” means an inter-bank payment system (within the meaning of Part 5 of the Banking Act 2009) specified as a recognised system for the purposes of that Part;

  • “regulated payment system” means a payment system designated as a regulated payment system by a designation order;

  • “the UK financial system” has the meaning given by section 1I of FSMA 2000.

2

References in this Part to the Payment Systems Regulator’s payment systems objectives are to be read in accordance with section 49(2).

3

References in this Part to the Bank of England’s capacity as a monetary authority are to be read in accordance with section 244 of the Banking Act 2009.