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Version date: 1 December 2001 - onwards
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Article 501 Interpretation of the 1995 Regulations

(1) Regulation 2 of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) of that regulation -

(a) in the definition of "the Act" for "Financial Services Act 1986" substitute "Financial Services and Markets Act 2000";

(b) in the definition of "body corporate" for "section 207(1)" substitute "section 417(1)";

(c) in the definition of "convertible securities" for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) substitute -

"(i) instruments creating or acknowledging indebtedness of a kind which can beconverted into or exchanged for, or which confer rights to acquire, securities;

(ii) instruments giving entitlements to securities; or

(iii) certificates representing securities;";

(d) for the definition of "credit institution" substitute -

""credit institution" means a credit institution as defined in Article 1 of Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;";

(e) in the definition of "director" for "section 207(1)" substitute "section 417(1)";