Regulation 30.

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001

1.

(1) The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 [S.I. 2001/544, amended by S.I. 2013/504; there are other amending instruments but none are relevant.] is amended as follows.

(2) In article 3(1) (interpretation) for the definition of "trade repository" substitute -

""trade repository" means -

(a) a person registered with ESMA under Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories or a person recognised by ESMA under Article 77 of that Regulation; or

(b) a person registered with ESMA under Article 5 of the SFT regulation or a person recognised by ESMA under Article 19 of that Regulation;".

(3) In article 35A (trade repositories) -

(a) after "centrally collecting and maintaining records of" insert "(a)".

(b) at the end insert -

"; or

(b) securities financing transactions under the SFT regulation".