xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
8.—(1) Parts 1 to 6 [F1, 7A] and 8 to 11 apply to the persons (“relevant persons”) acting in the course of business carried on by them in the United Kingdom, who—
(a)are listed in paragraph (2); and
(b)do not come within the exclusions set out in regulation 15.
(2) The persons listed in this paragraph are—
(a)credit institutions;
(b)financial institutions;
(c)auditors, insolvency practitioners, external accountants and tax advisers;
(d)independent legal professionals;
(e)trust or company service providers;
(f)estate agents [F2and letting agents];
(g)high value dealers;
(h)casinos;
[F3(i)art market participants;
(j)cryptoasset exchange providers;
(k)custodian wallet providers.]
(3) Regulations 3, 7, 9, 15, 17 to 21, 24, 25, 46, 47, 50 to 52, 65 to 82, 84, 86 to 93, 101, 102 and 106 apply to an auction platform acting in the course of business carried on by it in the United Kingdom, and such an auction platform is a relevant person for the purposes of those provisions.
(4) The definitions in regulations 10 to 14 apply for the purposes of this regulation.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 8(1) inserted (1.9.2023) by The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/860), regs. 1(3), 5(2)
F2Words in reg. 8(2)(f) inserted (10.1.2020) by The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1511), regs. 1(2), 4(1)(a)
F3Reg. 8(2)(i)-(k) inserted (10.1.2020) by The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1511), regs. 1(2), 4(1)(b)