Financial Services Act 2012

Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)

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106(1)Section 71 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (immunity from prosecution) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (4), for paragraph (da) substitute—

(da)the Financial Conduct Authority;

(daa)the Prudential Regulation Authority;

(dab)the Bank of England, where the indictable offence or offence triable either way which is being investigated or prosecuted is an offence under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;.

(3)In subsection (6A), for “Financial Services Authority” substitute “Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Bank of England”.

(4)For subsection (6B) substitute—

(6B)Paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 1ZA and paragraph 16(1) of Schedule 1ZB to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (arrangements for discharging functions) do not apply to the exercise of the powers conferred on the Financial Conduct Authority or the Prudential Regulation Authority under this Chapter.

(6BA)Paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Bank of England Act 1998 (power to delegate) does not apply to the exercise of the powers conferred on the Bank of England under this Chapter.

(5)In subsection (6C)—

(a)for “Financial Services Authority” substitute “Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Bank of England”, and

(b)for “either of them” substitute “any of them”.