Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2007

Amendments to Central Bank Act 1942.

7.— The Central Bank Act 1942 is amended—

(a) by substituting the following for the definition of “Supervisory Directives” in section 33AK(10):

“ ‘ Supervisory Directives ’ means—

(a) Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000,

(b) Council Directive 93/22/EEC of 10 May 1993,

(c) Council Directive 85/611/EEC of 20 December 1985,

(d) Council Directive 92/49/EEC of 18 June 1992,

(e) Council Directive 92/96/EEC of 10 November 1992,

(f) the 2003 Market Abuse Directive (within the meaning of Part 4 of the Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2005 ),

(g) the supplemental Directives (within the meaning of that Part 4),

(h) the 2003 Prospectus Directive (within the meaning of Part 5 of the Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2005 ),

(i) Directive 2005/68/EC of 16 November 2005,

(j) the Transparency (Regulated Markets) Directive (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2006 ),

(k) Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions,

(l) Directive 2006/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on the capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions,

(m) Directive 2002/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 December 2002 on insurance mediation,

(n) Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments, and

(o) the Supplemental Directive and the MiFID Regulation as defined in section 3(1) of the Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2007.”,

(b) in Schedule 2, by inserting in Part 1 the following item after the item relating to the Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2006 :

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and

(c) in Schedule 2, by inserting in Part 2 the following items after the item relating to the European Communities (Reinsurance) Regulations 2006:

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