SCHEDULE 2U.K.Amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

Amendments to Part 29 (interpretation)U.K.

51.—(1) Section 417(1) M1 is amended as follows.

(2) For the definition of “investment services and activities” substitute—

““investment services and activities” has the meaning given by Article 4.1.2 (definitions) of the markets in financial instruments directive, read with Articles 5 to 8 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 on Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regarding organisational requirements and operational conditions for investment firms and defined terms for the purposes of that Directive;”.

(3) Insert the following definition in the appropriate places—

““markets in financial instruments regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2004 on markets in financial instruments;”;