(1) The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) Regulations 2001 [S.I. 2001/2188.] are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) -

(a) in the appropriate place insert -

""market abuse regulation information" means confidential information received by the FCA in the course of discharging its functions as a competent authority under the market abuse regulation [OJ No L 173, 14.04.2014, p31.] or any directly applicable EU regulation made under the market abuse regulation;";

(b) in the definition of "EEA competent authority" [The definition of "EEA competent authority" was amended by S.I. 2003/2066, 2006/3413 and 2013/504.], for "or the EMIR regulation" substitute ", the EMIR regulation or the market abuse regulation";

(c) in the definition of "single market restrictions" [The definition of "single market restrictions" was inserted by S.I. 2012/996.] -

(i) at the end of paragraph (l) [Sub-paragraph (l) was amended by S.I. 2014/3348.] omit "and"; and

(ii) at the end of paragraph (m) [Sub-paragraph (m) was inserted by S.I. 2014/3348.] insert -

"; and

(n) article 27 of the market abuse regulation;".