S.L. 370.48 ст. 2Interpretation. Cap. 370. Cap. 330. 2 [S.L.

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Act" means the Investment Services Act;

"competent authority" means the Malta Financial Services

Authority established by article 3 the Malta Financial Services Authority Act;

"CRD" means Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC, as amended from time to time, and includes any implementing measures that have been or may be issued thereunder;

"CRR" means Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, as amended from time to time, and includes any implementing measures that have been or may be issued thereunder;

"financial holding company" shall have the same meaning as that assigned to it in point (20) of Article 4(1) of the CRR;

"the IFD" means Directive 2019/2034 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on the prudential supervision of investment firms and amending Directives 2002/87/EC,

* See Legal Notice 60 of 2022. (ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES, MEASURES 370.48 AND INVESTIGATORY POWERS) 2009/65/EC, 2011/61/EU, 2013/36/EU, 2014/59/EU and 2014/65/EU, as amended from time to time, and includes any implementing measures that have been or may be issued thereunder;

"the IFR" means Regulation 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on the prudential requirements of investment firms and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) No 575/2013, (EU) No 600/2014 and (EU) No 806/ 2014, as amended from time to time, and includes any implementing measures that have been or may be issued thereunder;

"investment firm" means a person who holds an investment services licence issued by the competent authority under the Act and which is subject to the requirements of the IFR and the IFD;

"mixed financial holding company" shall have the same meaning as that assigned to it in point (25) of Article 3(1) of the IFR.

(2) Words and expressions used in these regulations shall have the same meaning as that assigned to them in the Act.