Part IV

Permission to Carry on Regulated Activities

Application for permission

Application for permission
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1
An application for permission to carry on one or more regulated activities may be made to the Authority by—
a
an individual;
b
a body corporate;
c
a partnership; or
d
an unincorporated association.
2
An authorised person may not apply for permission under this section if he has a permission—
a
given to him by the Authority under this Part, or
b
having effect as if so given,
which is in force.
3
An EEA firm may not apply for permission under this section to carry on a regulated activity which it is, or would be, entitled to carry on in exercise of an EEA right, whether through a United Kingdom branch or by providing services in the United Kingdom.
4
A permission given by the Authority under this Part or having effect as if so given is referred to in this Act as “a Part IV permission”.