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  1. (1) 71177(except in DISP) any of the following persons when they issue electronic money:
    1. (a) authorised electronic money institutions;
    2. (b) small electronic money institutions;
    3. (c) EEA authorised electronic money institutions;
    4. (d) credit institutions;
    5. (e) the Post Office Limited;
    6. (f) the Bank of England, the European Central Bank and the national central banks of EEA States other than the United Kingdom, when not acting in their capacity as a monetary authority or other public authority;
    7. (g) government departments and local authorities when acting in their capacity as public authorities;
    8. (h) credit unions;
    9. (i) municipal banks;
    10. (j) the National Savings Bank.
    [Note: article 2(3) of the Electronic Money Directive]
  2. (2) (in DISP) as in (1) but:
    1. (a) excluding credit institutions, credit unions and municipal banks; and
    2. (b) including a person who meets the conditions set out in regulation 75(1) or regulation 76(1) of the Electronic Money Regulations.