PART 1U.K.Introduction

Citation, commencement and interpretationU.K.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Central Counterparties (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.

(2) Parts 2 to 5 of these Regulations come into force on exit day.

(3) This Part and Part 6 of these Regulations come into force the day after the day on which they are made.

(4) In these Regulations—

the 2000 Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 M1;

central counterparty” has the meaning given in section 313(1) (interpretation of Part 18) M2 of the 2000 Act.

the EMIR Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories [F1as [F2it forms part of retained EU law]].