(1) In these Regulations -

"the 2017 Regulations" means the Data Reporting Services Regulations 2017;

"APA" means a person authorised under regulation 9 to provide the service of publishing trade reports on behalf of investment firms pursuant to, or pursuant to rules made by virtue of, Article 20 or 21 of the markets in financial instruments regulation;

"ARM" means a person authorised under regulation 9 to provide the service of reporting details to the FCA of transactions for financial instruments listed in Article 26(2) of the markets in financial instruments regulation on behalf of investment firms;

"authorised person" has the meaning given in section 31(2) of FSMA 2000 [2000 c. 8. FSMA 2000 means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; see section 80 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023.];