C9C8C14C15C16C23C30C29Part XXVII Offences

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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C9

Pt. 27 applied (26.7.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2014 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1881), arts. 1(2)(6), 50(3)

C8

Pt. 27 applied (with modifications) (26.7.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2014 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consumer Credit) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1882), arts. 1(1), 3(12)

C14

Pt. 27 modified (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes, 31.7.2017 for specified purposes, 3.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 1 para. 23 (with reg. 7)

C15

Pt. 27 applied (with modifications) (3.7.2017 for specified purposes, 3.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by The Data Reporting Services Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/699), regs. 1(2)(a)(b), 38

C23

Pt. 27 applied (with modifications) (10.6.2019) by The Proxy Advisors (Shareholders Rights) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/926), regs. 1, 20, 27

Miscellaneous offences

C1C2C3C6C7C10C11C12C13C17C22C18C19C21C24C25C27C26398 Misleading F1FCA or PRA: residual cases.

C4C5C20C281

A person who, in purported compliance with any requirement F4falling within subsection (1A) knowingly or recklessly gives F2a regulator information which is false or misleading in a material particular is guilty of an offence.

F31A

A requirement falls within this subsection if it is imposed by or under—

a

this Act;

b

the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013;

F11ba

the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701);

c

the short selling regulation;

d

Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 April 2013 on European venture capital funds; F6...

e

Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 April 2013 on European social entrepreneurship funds. F7; F8...

F20ea

any EU regulation, originally made under the markets in financial instruments directive, which is retained direct EU legislation;

F21eb

any of the following—

i

the markets in financial instruments regulation,

ii

any EU regulation, originally made under the markets in financial instruments regulation, which is retained direct EU legislation, and

iii

any subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) made under the markets in financial instruments regulation on or after IP completion day;

F5f

Regulation (EU) No 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29th April 2015 on European Long-term Investment Funds F10...F9; F13...

g

the market abuse regulation.F14...

F12h

the EU Benchmarks Regulation 2016.F15; F18...

F16i

the MMF Regulation.F19; or

F17j

the prospectus regulation (as defined by section 103).

2

Subsection (1) applies only to a requirement in relation to which no other provision of this Act creates an offence in connection with the giving of information.

C4C53

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

a

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

b

on conviction on indictment, to a fine.