For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

(za) "FCA" means the Financial Conduct Authority;

(zb) "FSMA" means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 [2000 c. 8];

(zc) "markets in financial instruments regulation" means 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 [Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 is amended by S.I. 2018/1403.].

(zd) references to a ‘third country’ (including in expressions including the words ‘third country’) are to be read as references to a country other than the United Kingdom;

(ze) any reference in this Regulation to a sourcebook is to a sourcebook in the Handbook of Rules and Guidance published by the FCA containing rules made by the FCA under FSMA, as the sourcebook has effect on IP completion day;

(zf) a reference to the UK law which implemented a Directive, or a provision thereof, is to the law of the United Kingdom which was relied on by the United Kingdom immediately before IP completion day to implement that Directive and its implementing measures -