In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012;

• “the 2000 Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;2

• “approved person” means a person in relation to whom the appropriate regulator (within the meaning of section 59(4) of the 2000 Act) has given its approval under section 593 of the 2000 Act;

• “authorised person” has the meaning given in section 31(2) of the 2000 Act;

• “the FCA” means the Financial Conduct Authority;

• “referral fees authorised person” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of the Schedule;

• “relevant referral fees authorised person” means, in relation to an approved person, the referral fees authorised person on whose application approval was given (irrespective of whether the authorised person was a referral fees authorised person at the time of the application);

• “relevant requirement” means a restriction imposed by section 56 (rules against referral fees) of the Act, or any requirement imposed by or under these Regulations;

• “the Tribunal” has the meaning given in section 417(1) of the 2000 Act.4