75.1.—(1) This Chapter applies to an application, under the Financial Services Act 1986(1), mentioned in rule 75.2.
(2) In this Chapter–
“the Act of 1986” means the Financial Services Act 1986;
“designated agency” has the meaning assigned in section 114(3) of the Act of 1986.
75.2.—(1) An application under any of the following provisions of the Act of 1986 shall be made by petition:–
(a)sections 6, 61, 71(1), 91(4), 104(4), 131(8) and 184(8) (applications by Secretary of State or designated agency for interdict or restitution);
(b)sections 12, 20, 37(8) and 39(8) (applications by Secretary of State or designated agency for compliance orders);
(c)section 93 (applications by Secretary of State or designated agency to remove or replace a manager or trustee or to wind up a unit trust scheme); and
(d)Schedule 11(2)–
(i)paragraph 6(1) (applications by the Friendly Societies Commission for compliance orders);
(ii)paragraph 7(4) (applications by recognised self regulating organisations to set aside a direction);
(iii)paragraph 22 (applications by the Friendly Societies Commission for interdict or to remedy a contravention); and
(iv)paragraph 23(1) so far as it modifies section 61 as applied by section 71(1) (applications by the Friendly Societies Commission for interdict or restitution).
(2) Certification by inspectors or the court by virtue of section 94(3)(3), or under section 178(1)(4), of the Act of 1986 shall be made by petition.
75.3. An order under any of the following provisions of the Act of 1986 shall only be made following intimation and service of the petition to the person against whom the order is to be made:–
(a)section 6 (interdict and restitution orders);
(b)section 61 (interdict and restitution orders);
(c)section 71(1) (orders in respect of breach of prohibition or requirement);
(d)section 91(4) (orders in respect of contravention of a direction);
(e)section 104(4) (orders in respect of contravention of a requirement);
(f)section 131(8) (orders in respect of contravention of restrictions on promotion of contracts of insurance);
(g)section 184(8) (orders in respect of contravention of notice of restriction of investment or insurance business); and
(h)paragraph 22 of Schedule 11 (interdict of regulated friendly society).
75.4. Where a question of the interpretation of any of the rules or regulations referred to in section 61(1)(a) of the Act of 1986 arises in a petition under this rule, the Secretary of State, a designated agency, or any person referred to in section 61(1)(a)(iv) of that Act, and not already a party in the cause, shall be given the opportunity to make representations to the court by lodging answers to the petition.
Schedule 11 was amended by the Friendly Societies Act 1992 (c. 40), Schedule 18.
Section 94(3) was amended by the Companies Act 1989 (c. 40), Schedule 24.
Section 178 was amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c. 36), Schedule 5, paragraph 10.