(1) The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 [S.I. 2013/1773.] are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) [Regulation 2(1) was amended by S.I. 2013/1797, S.I. 2014/1292 and S.I. 2015/1882.] (interpretation) insert the following definitions in the appropriate places -
""MMF Regulation" means Regulation 2017/1131 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14th June 2017 on Money Market Funds;
"MMF" for the purposes of these Regulations means an AIF that is authorised as a money market fund under Article 5 of the MMF Regulation;".
(3) After Part 3B (qualifying social entrepreneurship funds and qualifying venture capital funds) [Part 3B was inserted by S.I. 2018/134.] insert -
23G. Manner of application for MMF authorisation
(1) An application for an AIF to be authorised as an MMF under Article 5 of the MMF Regulation must -
(a) be made in such a manner as the FCA may direct; and
(b) contain or be accompanied by such information as the FCA may