SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 19U.K.The bank levy

Part 4U.K.Chargeable equity and liabilities

“Excluded” equity and liabilitiesU.K.

30(1)Equity and liabilities which are “tier one capital equity and liabilities” are excluded.U.K.

[F1(2)[F2For the purposes of this paragraph,] Tier one capital equity and liabilities” means, in relation to an entity or group of entities, so much of the entity or group's equity and liabilities as is tier one capital within the meaning of Article 25 of the Capital Requirements Regulation (taking account of the transitional provisions in Part Ten of that Regulation).

(3)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the Capital Requirements Regulation is to be treated as applying, in relation to all entities and groups of entities, as if—

(a)to the extent it would not otherwise be the case, the Prudential Regulation Authority were the competent authority in relation to those entities and groups,

(b)the only determinations made, and discretions exercised, by the Prudential Regulation Authority for the purposes of the Capital Requirement Regulation were those published by it in accordance with that Regulation, and

(c)those entities and groups (to the extent that it would not otherwise be the case) were subject to the provisions of the [F3the Handbook made by the Prudential Regulation Authority under FISMA 2000 (as that Handbook had effect from time to time)] immediately before 1 January 2014.

(4)“The Capital Requirements Regulation” 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.]