- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
This is the original version (as it was originally made).
15.—(1) The Financial Services Act 2012 is amended as follows.
(2) For section 89(3)(c) (misleading statements) substitute—
“(c)the relevant provisions of Article 5 (exemption for buy-back programmes and stabilisation) of the market abuse regulation.”.
(3) In section 90 (misleading impressions)—
(a)in subsection (9) for paragraph (d) substitute—
“(d)that D acted or engaged in the conduct in conformity with the relevant provisions of Article 5 (exemption for buy-back programmes and stabilisation) of the market abuse regulation.”; and
(b)after subsection (10) insert—
“(11) See section 137Q(3) of FSMA 2000 regarding the power of the FCA to make rules for the purposes of subsection (9)(d).”.
(4) In section 91 (misleading statements etc. in relation to benchmarks)—
(a)in subsection (3)—
(i)omit paragraph (a); and
(ii)for paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c)the relevant provisions of Article 5 (exemption for buy-back programmes and stabilisation) of the market abuse regulation.”;
(b)for subsection (4)(c) substitute—
“(c)that D acted or engaged in the conduct in conformity with the relevant provisions of Article 5 (exemption for buy-back programmes and stabilisation) of the market abuse regulation.”; and
(c)after subsection (6) insert—
“(7) See section 137Q(3) of FSMA 2000 regarding the power of the FCA to make rules for the purposes of subsection (4)(c).”.
(5) After section 93(8) (interpretation of Part 7) insert—
“(8A) “Market abuse regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC.
(8B) References to Article 5 of the market abuse regulation include any directly applicable EU regulation made under that Article.”.
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: