The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005

Communications from customers and potential customers

13.—(1) The financial promotion restriction does not apply to any communication made by or on behalf of a person (“customer”) to one other person (“supplier”)—

(a)in order to obtain information about a controlled investment available from or a controlled service provided by the supplier; or

(b)in order that the customer can acquire a controlled investment from that supplier or be supplied with a controlled service by that supplier.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a controlled service is a service the provision of which constitutes engaging in a controlled activity by the supplier.