Glossary

(in relation to a firm) a person resident in the United Kingdom who is authorised to act generally, and to accept service of any document, on behalf of the firm.

a participant in the Voluntary Jurisdiction who is an authorised person.

(as defined in section 237(3) of the Act (Other definitions)) a unit trust scheme which is authorised for the purposes of the Act by an authorisation order.

the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Appointed Representatives) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/1217).

a manager of an AUT.

a professional firm which is an authorised person.

(in accordance with regulation 2(1) of the Payment Services Regulations) a person included by the FCA in the Financial Services Register as an authorised payment institution pursuant to regulation 4(1)(a), or a person deemed to have been granted authorisation by virtue of regulation 121 of the Payment Services Regulations.

(in accordance with section 31 of the Act (Authorised persons)) one of the following:(see also GEN 2.2.18 R for the position of an authorisedpartnership or unincorporated association which is dissolved.)

(1) in relation to an EEA firm (in accordance with Schedule 3 paragraph 13(4) and 14(4) to the Act), whichever of the FCA or PRA is the competent authority for the purposes of the relevant Single Market Directive; (2) in relation to a UK firm (in accordance with Schedule 3 paragraph 18A to the Act),(a) the PRA, where the firm is a PRA-authorised person; and(b) in any other case, the FCA.(3) in relation to a Treaty firm (in accordance with section 35(2A) of the Act),(a) in the case of a PRA-authorised person, the PRA; and(b) in any other case, the FCA.

a CCP authorised or recognised under EMIR.

an AIF which is an authorised fund.

the director of an ICVC who is the authorised corporate director of the ICVC in accordance with COLL 6.5.3 R (Appointment of an ACD) including, if relevant, an EEA UCITS management companyor incoming EEA AIFM.

an exemption from articles 7, 13 and 14 of the short selling regulation for the activities of an authorised primary dealer pursuant to article 17 of the short selling regulation.

(as defined in article 2(1)(n) of the short selling regulation) a natural or legal person who has signed an agreement with a sovereign issuer or who has been formally recognised as a primary dealer by or on behalf of a sovereign issuer and who, in accordance with that agreement or recognition, has committed to dealing as principal in connection with primary and secondary market operations relating to debt issued by that sovereign issuer.

a co-ownership scheme or a limited partnership scheme.