(1) This Order may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Qualifying Provisions) Order 2013 and comes into force on 1st April 2013.

(2) For the purposes of this Order -

"the Act" means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

"the European market infrastructure regulation" means Regulation (EU) 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories [OJ no L 201, 27.7.2012, p1.];

"the EU Benchmarks Regulation 2016" means Regulation EU 2016/1011 [OJ No L171 29.06.2016, p.1.] of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds and amending Directives 2008/48/EC [OJ No. L133, 22.05.2008, p.66.] and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014;

"EuSEF Regulation" means Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 April 2013 on European social entrepreneurship funds as amended by Regulation (EU) No 2017/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 on European venture capital funds and Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 on European social entrepreneurship funds;