Citation, commencement and interpretationU.K.
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2013.
(2) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made for the purpose of—
(a)the FCA, PRA and the scheme operator making rules,
(b)the FCA designating relevant instruments under Part 8 of this Order,
(c)the FCA giving guidance, and
(d)the FCA and PRA imposing requirements or giving directions.
(3) Article 28 (consequential amendments to other legislation etc.) and paragraph 17 of the Schedule come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made for the purpose of making orders.
(4) Articles 61, 62 (rules etc.) and 66 (information sharing) come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.
(5) Chapter 4 of Part 8 (transitional provisions in relation to permission etc.) comes into force on 2nd September 2013 to the extent it is not already in force.
(6) This Order comes into force on 1st April 2014 to the extent it is not already in force.
(7) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
“the 1974 Act” means the Consumer Credit Act 1974 M1;
“the OFT” means the Office of Fair Trading;
“the Regulated Activities Order” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 M2.