Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

[F1 [F2 137FBC FCA general rules: regulation of consolidator pension schemes U.K.

(1) The FCA may make general rules under which the provider of an FCA-regulated pension scheme is required to notify the FCA where it intends that the scheme should be a consolidator scheme, or an arrangement under the scheme should be a consolidator arrangement, for the purposes of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Pension Schemes Act 2026.

(2) If the FCA makes rules under subsection (1) it must—

(a) make general rules regulating pension schemes that have given (and not withdrawn) a notice of the kind mentioned in subsection (1), and

(b) publish and maintain a list of FCA-regulated pension schemes, and arrangements under such schemes, in accordance with subsections (3) and (4).

(3) The list must, subject to subsection (4), include each FCA-regulated pension scheme, and each arrangement under an FCA-regulated scheme, in relation to which the FCA has received a notice by virtue of subsection (1).

(4) The list must not include a scheme or arrangement if—

(a) the notice in relation to it has been withdrawn by the provider of the scheme, or

(b) the FCA has determined that it is unlikely that rules made under subsection (1) or (2)(a) will be complied with in relation to the scheme or arrangement within such period as the FCA considers reasonable.

(5) In determining what provision to include in rules under subsection (2)(a), the FCA must have regard to any provision contained in small pots regulations by virtue of section 29 of the Pension Schemes Act 2026 (authorisation of consolidator schemes etc by the Pensions Regulator).

(6) In this section—

• “FCA-regulated”, in relation to a pension scheme, has the meaning given by subsection (7);

• “pension scheme” has the meaning given by section 1(5) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993;

• “provider”, in relation to an FCA-regulated pension scheme, means the person referred to in subsection (7)(b).

(7) A pension scheme is “FCA-regulated” if the operation of the scheme—

(a) is a regulated activity, and

(b) is carried on in the United Kingdom by an authorised person.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 9A substituted for ss. 138-164 (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), ss. 24(1), 122(3) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

F2 S. 137FBC inserted (29.4.2026) by Pension Schemes Act 2026 (c. 22), ss. 38(3), 133(4)(b) (with s. 35)