(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Central Counterparties (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.

(2) Parts 2 to 5 of these Regulations come into force on exit day.

(3) This Part and Part 6 of these Regulations come into force the day after the day on which they are made.

(4) In these Regulations -

"the 2000 Act" means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 [2000 c.8.];

"central counterparty" has the meaning given insection 313(1) (interpretation of Part 18) [The definition of central counterparty was inserted by S.I. 2013/504.] of the 2000 Act.

"the EMIR Regulation" means Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories as it forms part of retained EU law.