PART 5A

Designated activities
CHAPTER 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Designated activities: liability
71P
1
Designated activity regulations may make provision about liability and compensation in connection with this Part.
2
A contravention of a requirement under designated activity regulations or designated activity rules—
a
does not, except as provided by designated activity regulations under section 71Q or by regulations under section 71R, make a person guilty of an offence;
b
does not, except as provided by designated activity regulations—
i
make any transaction void or unenforceable, or
ii
give rise to any action for breach of statutory duty.
3
Designated activity regulations may in particular—
a
in cases where the regulations make provision for liability, make provision excluding civil liability (whether generally or to such extent as may be specified),
b
make provision for liability to be determined in accordance with designated activity rules,
c
make provision so that a person being subject to a liability includes another person being entitled as against that person to rescind or repudiate an agreement, and
d
make provision for the purposes of subsection (1) by applying provisions of this Act with or without modifications.
Pt. 5A inserted (29.8.2023) by Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (c. 29), ss. 8(2), 86(3); S.I. 2023/779, reg. 4(e)
Pt. 5A Ch. 1 heading inserted (14.1.2025) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Designated Activities) (Supervision and Enforcement) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/22), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 2