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Version date: 17 August 2022 - onwards
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48D. General interpretation of section 48B

(1) In section 48B -

"client assets" means assets which the bank has undertaken to hold on trust for, or on behalf of, a client;

"contract" includes any instrument;

"credit institution" means any credit institution as defined in Article 4.1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, other than an entity mentioned in Article 2.5(2), (3) or (24) of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council;

"designated settlement system" means a system which is designated in accordance with the Financial Markets and Insolvency (Settlement Finality) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2979); 

"employee" includes the holder of an office;

"pension scheme" includes any arrangement for the payment of pensions, allowances and gratuities;

"recognised central counterparty" has the meaning given in section 285 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

"secured" means secured against property or rights, or otherwise covered by collateral arrangements;

"third country central counterparty" has the meaning given in section 285 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

(2) In subsection (1) -