PART 9A

Rules and Guidance
CHAPTER 1

Rule-making powers

General rule-making powers of the FCA and the PRA

FCA rules: disclosure of information about the availability of financial guidance
137FC
1
The FCA must make general rules requiring specified authorised persons to provide information about the availability of financial guidance to the descriptions of persons specified in the rules.
2
The rules may specify the circumstances in which the duty to provide the information applies.
3
Before the FCA publishes a draft of any rules to be made by virtue of this section, it must consult—
a
the Secretary of State,
b
the Treasury, and
c
the
Money and Pensions Service
.
4
In this section—
- “
financial guidance
” means information, guidance or advice provided in pursuance of the
Money and Pensions Service’s
pensions guidance, debt advice or money guidance function (see section 3 of the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018);
- “
specified authorised person
” means an authorised person of a description specified in rules made by virtue of this section.
Pt. 9A applied (1.7.2021) by Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014, Art. 49A(12) (as inserted by Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), s. 49(5), Sch. 10 para. 9; S.I. 2021/739, reg. 3(o))
S. 137FC inserted (1.1.2019) by Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (c. 10), ss. 20, 37(5); S.I. 2018/1003, reg. 2(b)
Pt. 9A applied (31.12.2020) by The Solvency 2 and Insurance (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/407), regs. 1(2), 4, Sch. 3 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1301, regs. 1, 3, Sch. para. 27(a) and S.I. 2020/1385, regs. 1(2), 54(2))
Words in s. 137FC(4) substituted (6.4.2019) by The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Naming and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/383), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 7(b)(ii)
Pt. 9A applied (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/335), regs. 1(1), 74 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1385, regs. 1(4), 52(7)) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Pt. 9A applied (with modifications) (31.12.2020) by The Transparency of Securities Financing Transactions and of Reuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/542), regs. 1, 35 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1385, regs. 1(4), 56(7)) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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.
Words in s. 137FC(3)(c) substituted (6.4.2019) by The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Naming and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/383), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 7(b)(i)