F1Part 8AShort selling

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F1

Pt. 8A inserted (8.6.2010) by Financial Services Act 2010 (c. 28), ss. 8, 26(2)(b)

Power to require information

131EPower to require information

1

The F6FCA may, by notice in writing, require a person F3...—

a

to provide specified information or information of a specified description; or

b

to produce specified documents or documents of a specified description.

2

This section applies only to information and documents that the F6FCA reasonably requires for the purpose of F4the exercise by it of functions under the short selling regulation.

3

Information or documents required under this section must be provided or produced—

a

before the end of such reasonable period as may be specified; and

b

at such place as may be specified.

4

The F6FCA may require any information provided under this section to be provided in such form as it may reasonably require.

5

The F6FCA may require—

a

any information provided, whether in a document or otherwise, to be verified in such manner as it may reasonably require; or

b

any document produced to be authenticated in such manner as it may reasonably require.

F25A

The F6FCA's powers under this section may be exercised on a request made in the exercise of functions under the short selling regulation by—

a

the competent authority for the purposes of that regulation of an EEA State other than the United Kingdom, or

b

ESMA.

5B

If a request of the kind mentioned in subsection (5A) has been made to the F6FCA, the F6FCA must, in deciding whether or not to exercise its powers under this section in response to the request, consider whether it is necessary to do so to comply with the short selling regulation.

6

In this section “ specified ” means specified in the notice.

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