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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/2013-01-24</dc:identifier><dc:title>Financial Services Act 2012</dc:title><dc:description>An 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.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-04-20</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2013-01-24</dct:valid>
					
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          <Strong>PART 5</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Inquiries and investigations</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/part/5/crossheading/investigations/2013-01-24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/part/5/crossheading/investigations" NumberOfProvisions="9" RestrictEndDate="2013-04-01" id="part-5-crossheading-investigations" RestrictStartDate="2013-01-24"><Title><Emphasis>Investigations</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2013-04-01" Match="false"><Title>Modification of section 74 in relation to Lloyd's</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/2013-01-24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/76" id="section-76"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">76</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/1/2013-01-24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/1" id="section-76-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This section applies only if PRA-authorised persons include—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/1/a/2013-01-24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/1/a" id="section-76-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the Society, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/1/b/2013-01-24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/1/b" id="section-76-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>other persons who carry on regulated activities in relation to anything done at Lloyd's.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/2/2013-01-24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/2" id="section-76-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Section 74 has effect as if—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/2/a/2013-01-24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/2/a" id="section-76-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in subsection (1)(a) (and section 75(3)), the reference to a PRA-authorised person included a reference to a member of the Society,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/2/b/2013-01-24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/2/b" id="section-76-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in subsection (2)(a)(i), the reference to one or more PRA-authorised persons included a reference to the Society, and the members of the Society, taken together, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/2/c/2013-01-24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/2/c" id="section-76-2-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in subsection (2)(a)(ii), the reference to a PRA-authorised person carrying on the activity of effecting and carrying out contracts of insurance included a reference to—</Text><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/2/c/i/2013-01-24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/2/c/i" id="section-76-2-c-i"><Pnumber>i</Pnumber><P4para><Text>the Society, or</Text></P4para></P4><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/2/c/ii/2013-01-24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/2/c/ii" id="section-76-2-c-ii"><Pnumber>ii</Pnumber><P4para><Text>any other person who carries on PRA-regulated activities in relation to anything done at Lloyd's.</Text></P4para></P4></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/3/2013-01-24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/3" id="section-76-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this section—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/3/a/2013-01-24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/3/a" id="section-76-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>“<Term id="term-pra-regulated-activity">PRA-regulated activity</Term>” is to be read in accordance with section 22A of FSMA 2000, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/3/b/2013-01-24" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/21/section/76/3/b" id="section-76-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>terms which are defined in Lloyd's Act 1982 have the same meaning as in that Act.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary></Legislation>