F1PART 2Regulatory Enforcement

Primary authorities

23BNomination of primary authorities

(1)

The Secretary of State may only nominate a qualifying regulator as a direct primary authority if the regulator and the regulated person have agreed in writing to the nomination.

(2)

The Secretary of State may only nominate a qualifying regulator as a co-ordinated primary authority if—

(a)

there is a co-ordinator of the regulated group, and

(b)

the regulator and the co-ordinator have agreed in writing to the nomination.

(3)

The Secretary of State may at any time revoke a nomination under section 23A(1).

(4)

The Secretary of State must—

(a)

maintain, or cause to be maintained, a register of nominations under section 23A(1), and

(b)

make the register available for inspection free of charge.