PART 4 SPECIFIC PROVISION FOR TRADE REPOSITORIES

CHAPTER 2 ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRADE REPOSITORIES

72 Injunctions
1 If, on the application of the FCA, the court is satisfied—
(a) that there is a reasonable likelihood that any person will contravene a requirement imposed by or under this Part or by or under Title 6 or 7 of the EMIR regulation; or
(b) that any person has contravened such a requirement and that there is a reasonable likelihood that the contravention will continue or be repeated,
the court may make an order restraining (or in Scotland an interdict prohibiting) the contravention.
2 If, on the application of the FCA, the court is satisfied—
(a) that any person has contravened a requirement imposed by or under this Part or by or under Title 6 or 7 of the EMIR regulation; and
(b) that there are steps which could be taken for remedying the contravention,
the court may make an order requiring that person, and any other person who appears to have been knowingly concerned in the contravention, to take such steps as the court may direct to remedy it.
3 If, on the application of the FCA, the court is satisfied that any person may have—
(a) contravened a requirement imposed by or under this Part or by or under Title 6 or 7 of the EMIR regulation; or
(b) been knowingly concerned in the contravention of such a requirement,
it may make an order restraining (or in Scotland an interdict prohibiting) them from disposing of, or otherwise dealing with, any assets of theirs which it is satisfied they are reasonably likely to dispose of or otherwise deal with.
4 The jurisdiction conferred by this regulation is exercisable by the High Court and the Court of Session.
5 In paragraph (2), references to remedying a contravention include references to mitigating its effect.
Reg. 72 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)
Pt. 4 applied (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EU) No. 2017/2402, Art. 15(2)(3) (as substituted by The Securitisation (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/660), regs. 1(2), 15 (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))