S.L. 370.25 Art. 2Interpretation.

(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 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 and investment firms 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 investment firms 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; "DORA Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector, and amending Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009, (EU) No 648/2012, (EU) No 600/ 2014, (EU) No 909/2014 and (EU) 2016/1011, as may be amended from time to time, and includes any binding legal instruments, guidelines and other 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; "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 CRD and the CRR; "mixed financial holding company" shall have the same meaning as that assigned to it in regulation 2 of the Financial Conglomerates

Regulations.

(2) Words and expressions which are also used in the Act shall have the same meaning as in the Act.