Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016

Territorial extent and application

34. The Act’s provisions extend to the whole of the United Kingdom, with the exception of section 34(2), which extends to England and Wales and Scotland, and section 34(3), which extends to Northern Ireland. In the Government's view, the matters to which the provisions of the Act relate are not within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales or the Northern Ireland Assembly.