http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/25/2013-04-01Financial Services Act 2012An Act to amend the Bank of England Act 1998, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the Banking Act 2009; to make other provision about financial services and markets; to make provision about the exercise of certain statutory functions relating to building societies, friendly societies and other mutual societies; to amend section 785 of the Companies Act 2006; to make provision enabling the Director of Savings to provide services to other public bodies; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-08-12Expert Participation2013-04-01 Financial Services Act 2012ActWater Act 2014s. 79(4)s. 94(3)Financial Services Act 2012ActWater Act 2014s. 81(10)s. 94(3) PART 2 251In every provision of Part 8A of FSMA 2000 (short selling) for “Authority” or “Authority's” in each place substitute “ FCA ” or “FCA's”.2Subsection (1) does not affect references to “the competent authority”.S. 25 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.