Defined term

“financial institution”

Defined in 22 Acts, 26 statutory instruments and 3 EU-derived instruments.

  1. The Anti-terrorism (Financial and Other Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2002 SI
  2. The Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 SI
  3. Banking Act 2009 Act 5 definitions
  4. The Banking Act 2009 (Banking Group Companies) Order 2014 SI 2 definitions
  5. The Banking Act 2009 (Restriction of Partial Property Transfers) Order 2009 SI
  6. The Capital Requirements (Country-by-Country Reporting) Regulations 2013 SI
  7. Companies Act 2006 Act 2 definitions
  8. The Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  9. The Competition Act 1998 (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Order 2000 SI
  10. The Competition Act 1998 (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2024 SI
  11. The Competition Act 1998 (Small Agreements and Conduct of Minor Significance) Regulations 2000 SI
  12. Corporation Tax Act 2009 Act 2 definitions
  13. Corporation Tax Act 2010 Act 2 definitions
  14. Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 Act 2 definitions
  15. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 and Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Turnover and Control) Regulations 2024 SI 3 definitions
  16. The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Ecuador) Order 2024 SI
  17. The Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Australia) Order 2003 SI 2 definitions
  18. The Enterprise Act 2002 (Merger Fees and Determination of Turnover) Order 2003 SI
  19. The Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers and Market Investigations) (Determination of Control and Turnover for Penalties) Regulations 2024 SI
  20. The Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers) (Interim Measures: Financial Penalties) (Determination of Control and Turnover) Order 2014 SI
  21. Finance Act 2003 Act 5 definitions
  22. Finance Act 2008 Act
  23. Finance Act 2011 Act
  24. Finance Act 2013 Act 5 definitions
  25. Finance Act 2026 Act
  26. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Act 2 definitions
  27. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments and Repeals) Order 2001 SI
  28. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ( EEA Passport Rights) Regulations 2001 SI
  29. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Prescribed Financial Institutions) Order 2013 SI
  30. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Resolution of Central Counterparties: Partial Property Transfers and Safeguarding of Protected Arrangements) Regulations 2023 SI
  31. Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 Act
  32. The Hydrocarbons (Temporary Management Scheme) Regulations 2013 SI
  33. Income Tax Act 2007 Act 4 definitions
  34. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 Act
  35. The International Tax Compliance Regulations 2015 SI
  36. The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 SI 2 definitions
  37. National Security Act 2023 Act 2 definitions
  38. The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Monetary Penalties) (Turnover of a Business) Regulations 2021 SI
  39. Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 Act
  40. Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Act 3 definitions
  41. The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2013 SI 2 definitions
  42. The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations) Order 2014 SI
  43. The Register of People with Significant Control Regulations 2016 SI
  44. Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) EU regulation
  45. Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC (Text with EEA relevance) EU regulation
  46. Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (Text with EEA relevance) EU regulation
  47. Stock Exchange (Completion of Bargains) Act 1976 Act
  48. Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 Act 2 definitions
  49. Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 Act 2 definitions
  50. Terrorism Act 2000 Act 4 definitions
  51. Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 Act

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