PART 1A

The Regulators
CHAPTER 2

The Prudential Regulation Authority

The Prudential Regulation Authority

The Prudential Regulation Authority
2A
1
The “Prudential Regulation Authority” is the Bank of England.
2
The Bank's functions as the Prudential Regulation Authority—
a
are to be exercised by the Bank acting through its Prudential Regulation Committee (see Part 3A of the Bank of England Act 1998), and
b
are not exercisable by the Bank in any other way.
3
References in this Act or any other enactment to the Prudential Regulation Authority do not include the Bank of England acting otherwise than in its capacity as the Prudential Regulation Authority.
4
References in this Act to the Bank of England do not (unless otherwise provided) include the Bank acting in its capacity as the Prudential Regulation Authority.
5
Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply to this section.
6
Subsection (4) does not apply for the interpretation of references to the court of directors of the Bank of England, or to a Deputy Governor or committee of the Bank.
7
The Prudential Regulation Authority is referred to in this Act as the PRA.
Pt. 1A substituted for Pt. 1 (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 19.2.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), ss. 6(1), 122(3) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(b)(c)(2), Sch. Pts. 2, 3, 4; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.
Ss. 2A, 2AB substituted for s. 2A (1.3.2017) by Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (c. 14), ss. 12, 41(3) (with Sch. 3); S.I. 2017/43, reg. 2(c)