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Version date: 31 December 2020 - onwards
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Regulation 5 Amendments of the Deposit Guarantee Scheme Regulations 2015

(1) The 2015 regulations are further amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, in paragraph (1) -

(a) for the definition of "deposit" substitute -

""deposit" means -

(a) a deposit within the meaning of point (23A) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012;

(b) a share in a building society, as defined in section 119 of the Building Societies Act 1986, other than a share of a capital nature that is own funds, as defined in point (118) of Article 4.1 of Regulation No. 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012; or

(c) a share in a credit union other than -

(i) a deferred share within the meaning given by section 31A of the Credit Unions Act 1979; or

(ii) a deferred share issued by a society registered under the Credit Unions (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 or a society registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 as a credit union;";

(b) omit the definition of "non-UK deposit guarantee scheme".