Prudential Regulation Authority Rulebook

agreeing to carry on a regulated activity

means the regulated activity, specified in article 64 of the Regulated Activities Order (Agreeing to carry on specified kinds of activity).

ancillary activity

means an activity which is not a regulated activity but which is:

(1) carried on in connection with a regulated activity; or

(2) held out as being for the purposes of a regulated activity.

ancillary insurance services undertaking

(1) (in the Financial Conglomerates Part of the PRA Rulebook) has the meaning given in Financial Conglomerates 1.4;

(2) (in relation to the Group Supervision Part of the PRA Rulebook) means, in relation to any undertaking in a group, an undertaking complying with the following conditions:

(a) its principal activity consists of:

(i) owning or managing property;

(ii) managing data-processing services;

(iii) providing health and care services; or

(iv) any other similar activity;

(b) the activity in (a) is ancillary to the principal activity of one or more insurance undertakings; and

(c) those insurance undertakings are also members of that group.

ancillary own funds

The changes to this defined term are effective from 23:00 on 31/12/2020.

(1) (in relation to a UK Solvency II firm and Lloyd’s) has the meaning given in Own Funds 2.3 and are determined in accordance with Own Funds 2.3 to 2.7; or

(2) (in relation to an insurance holding company) means an own funds item referred to in Article 89 of the Solvency II Directive, determined in accordance with (1) as if it were a UK Solvency II firm; or

(3) (in relation to a third country branch undertaking) means an own funds item referred to in Article 89 of the Solvency II Directive, determined in accordance with (1) as if it were a UK Solvency II firm.

ancillary service

The changes to this defined term are effective from 23:00 on 31/12/2020.

means any of the services listed in Part 3A of Schedule 2 to the Regulated Activities Order.

ancillary services undertaking

means an undertaking, the principal activity of which consists of owning or managing property, managing data-processing services, or a similar activity which is ancillary to the principal activity of one or more credit institutions, investment firms or insurers.