reg 13 Interpretation
In this Part— “the Authority” means the Financial Services Authority; “ EEA competent authority ” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of these Regulations as it had effect immediately before IP completion day; “pre-commencement information" means information which is subject to restrictions (with or without qualifications or exceptions) on disclosure by virtue of a pre-commencement provision; “pre-commencement provision" means— any provision in— Schedule 2B to the Insurance Companies Act 1982 ; Part VIII of the Financial Services Act 1986 ; Part V of the Banking Act 1987 ; or SRO rules; which imposes restrictions on the disclosure of information, or creates exceptions or qualifications to such restrictions; or regulation 48 of the Investment Services Regulations 1995 ; “recognised self-regulating organisation" means a body which immediately before the coming into force of section 348 of the Act was a recognised self-regulating organisation within the meaning of section 8(1) of the Financial Services Act 1986, or a recognised self-regulating organisation for friendly societies within the meaning of Schedule 11 to that Act; “ single market information ” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of these Regulations as it had effect immediately before IP completion day; “ single market restrictions ” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of these Regulations as it had effect immediately before IP completion day; “SRO rules" means the rules of a recognised self-regulating organisation; “transitional information" means information which immediately before the coming into force of section 19 of the Act was subject to restrictions on disclosure by virtue of a pre-commencement provision.