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Article 389 Conversion of payments by an authorised institution

In regulation 10 of the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988 (Conversion of payments made in a foreign currency) [Regulation 10 was amended by S.I. 1988/688, regulation 2(2), and modified, in relation to the reference to any institution authorised under the Banking Act 1987, by S.I. 1992/3218, regulation 82(1), Schedule 10, paragraph 47.] -

(a) the existing text is numbered paragraph (1);

(b) in paragraph (1) for "any institution which is authorised under the Banking Act 1987" substitute "any authorised deposit-taker";

(c) after paragraph (1) insert -

"(2) In this regulation "authorised deposit-taker" means -

(a) a person who has permission under Part 4 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to accept deposits; or

(b) an EEA firm of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 3 to that Act which has permission under paragraph 15 of that Schedule (as a result of qualifying for authorisation under paragraph 12(1) of that Schedule) to accept deposits.

(3) Paragraph (2) must be read with -

(a) section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

(b) any relevant order under that section; and

(c) Schedule 2 to that Act.".