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Statutory Instruments
Financial Services And Markets
Made
26th February 2013
Laid before Parliament
27th February 2013
Coming into force
1st April 2013
The Treasury, in the exercise of the powers conferred on them by the following sections of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 M1: 1A(6)(d); 1L(2)(b); 2A(6)(d); 39(4)(b); 66(2)(b), (2A)(b); 168(4)(k); 204A(2), (4); 293A; 296(1A), 297(2A)(c); 312E(2), (3); 380(6)(a), (9); 382(9)(a), (12); 384(7)(a), (10); and paragraph 23(2) of Schedule 1ZA, paragraph 31(2) of Schedule 1ZB and paragraphs 14(2)(d), 26(2)(c), 30(c) and 36(2)(b) of Schedule 17A to that Act M2 make this Order.
Marginal Citations
M12000 c. 8. Sections 1A to 3S were inserted by section 6 of the Financial Services Act 2012 (c.21); section 39(4) was substituted by Schedule 18 to that Act; section 66(2) and (2A) were substituted by Schedule 5 to that Act; section 168 was amended by Schedule 12 to that Act; sections 204A, 380, 382 and 384 were amended by Schedule 9 to that Act; section 293A was inserted by Schedule 8 to that Act; sections 296 and 297 were amended by Schedule 8 to that Act; section 312E was inserted by section 33 of that Act. There are other amendments to these provisions which are not relevant to this Order.
M2Schedules 1ZA and 1ZB were inserted by Schedule 3 to the Financial Services Act 2012. Schedule 17A was inserted by Schedule 7 to that Act.
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Qualifying EU Provisions) Order 2013 and comes into force on 1st April 2013.
(2) For the purposes of this Order—
“the Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
[F1“ELTIF Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29th April 2015 on European Long-term Investment Funds;]
“the European market infrastructure regulation” means Regulation (EU) 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories M3[F2;
“EuSEF Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 April 2013 on European social entrepreneurship funds;
“EuVECA Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 April 2013 on European venture capital funds];
[F3recovery and resolution directive” means Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15th May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 1(2) inserted (3.12.2015) by The European Long-term Investment Funds Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1882), regs. 1, 8(2)
F2Words in art. 1(2) inserted (22.7.2013) by virtue of The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1773), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 22(2)
F3Words in art. 1 inserted (10.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3348), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(2)
Marginal Citations
M3OJ no L 201, 27.7.2012, p1.
2.—(1) The instruments listed in paragraph (2) are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of sections 1A(6)(d), 1L(2)(b), 39(4)(b), [F466A(4)(b)] and 168(4)(k) of the Act.
(2) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F5(aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;]
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the UCITS directive;
[F6(ba)any directly applicable regulation made under the alternative investment fund managers directive;]
(c)the emission allowance auctioning regulation;
(d)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(e)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F7(f)the EuSEF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;
(g)the EuVECA Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F8(h)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F9(i)the ELTIF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F10(j)the market abuse regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation.]
(3) The instruments listed in paragraph (4) are also specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of sections 1A(6)(d), 1L(2)(b) and 168(4)(k) of the Act.
(4) The instruments are—
(a)the short selling regulation;
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the short selling regulation;
[F11(c)any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directive.]
[F12(4A) The SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of sections 1A(6)(d), 1L(2)(b) and 168(4)(k) of the Act.]
(5) The instruments listed in paragraph (6) are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of sections [F132A(6)(d)] [F132AB(3)(d)] and [F1466B(4)(b)] of the Act.
(6) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F15(aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;]
(b)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(c)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F16(d)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F17(e)any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directive.]
(7) The instruments listed in paragraph (8) are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of section 293A of the Act.
(8) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F18(aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;]
(b)the emission allowance auctioning regulation;
(c)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(d)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F19(e)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F20(f)the market abuse regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F21(g)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation.]
[F22(9) Directly applicable regulations made under the recovery and resolution directive are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purpose of sections [F2366B(4)(b)] and 192K(1)(c) of the Act.]
[F24(10) The market abuse regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of section [F2566A(4)(b)] of the Act.]
[F26(11) Directly applicable regulations made under the Solvency 2 Directive are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of sections 2A(6)(d), 39(4)(b), 66B(4)(b) and 168(4)(k) of the Act.]
Textual Amendments
F4Word in art. 2(1) substituted (21.11.2016) by The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1023), arts. 1, 2(a)
F5Art. 2(2)(aa) inserted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 6(2)(a) (with reg. 7)
F6Art. 2(2)(ba) inserted (22.7.2013) by The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1773), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 22(3)(a)
F7Art. 2(2)(f)(g) inserted (22.7.2013) by The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1773), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 22(3)(b)
F8Art. 2(2)(h) inserted (21.11.2014) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2879), regs. 1(1), 9(2)(a)
F9Art. 2(2)(i) inserted (3.12.2015) by The European Long-term Investment Funds Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1882), regs. 1, 8(3)
F10Art. 2(2)(j) inserted (3.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/680), regs. 1, 22(2)(a)
F11Art. 2(4)(c) inserted (10.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3348), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(3)(a)
F12Art. 2(4A) inserted (13.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transparency of Securities Financing Transactions and of Reuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/715), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(a)
F13Word in art. 2(5) substituted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 6(2)(b) (with reg. 7)
F14Word in art. 2(5) substituted (21.11.2016) by The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1023), arts. 1, 2(b)
F15Art. 2(6)(aa) inserted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 6(2)(c) (with reg. 7)
F16Art. 2(6)(d) inserted (21.11.2014) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2879), regs. 1(1), 9(2)(b)
F17Art. 2(6)(e) inserted (10.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3348), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(3)(b)
F18Art. 2(8)(aa) inserted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 6(2)(d) (with reg. 7)
F19Art. 2(8)(e) inserted (21.11.2014) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2879), regs. 1(1), 9(2)(c)
F20Art. 2(8)(f) inserted (3.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/680), regs. 1, 22(2)(b)
F21Art. 2(8)(g) inserted (13.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transparency of Securities Financing Transactions and of Reuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/715), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)(b)
F22Art. 2(9) inserted (10.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3348), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(3)(c)
F23Word in art. 2(9) substituted (21.11.2016) by The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1023), arts. 1, 2(c)
F24Art. 2(10) inserted (3.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/680), regs. 1, 22(2)(c)
F25Word in art. 2(10) substituted (21.11.2016) by The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1023), arts. 1, 2(d)
F26Art. 2(11) inserted (12.10.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Qualifying EU Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/936), arts. 1(2), 2(2)
3.—(1) The instruments listed in paragraph (2) are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of section 204A(2) of the Act.
(2) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F27(aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;]
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the UCITS directive;
[F28(ba)any directly applicable regulation made under the alternative investment fund managers directive;]
(c)the emission allowance auctioning regulation;
(d)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(e)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F29(f)the EuSEF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;
(g)the EuVECA Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F30(h)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F31(i)any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directive];
[F32(j)the ELTIF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F33(k)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation];
[F34(l)any directly applicable regulation made under the Solvency 2 Directive.]
(3) The appropriate regulator for the purposes of each provision in Part 14 of the Act in relation to the qualifying EU provisions specified by paragraph (1) is—
(a)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by a directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive [F35or the markets in financial instruments regulation]—
(i)if the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, either the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCA;
(b)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the emission allowance auctioning regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under the UCITS directive [F36or the alternative investment fund managers directive], the FCA;
(c)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the European market infrastructure regulation—
(i)if the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, either the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCA;
(d)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation, the FCA;
[F37(e)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the EuSEF Regulation, the EuVECA Regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under either the EuSEF Regulation or the EuVECA Regulation, the FCA];
[F38(f)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the CSD regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under the CSD regulation—
(i)if the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, either the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCA];
[F39(g)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directive—
(i)if the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, either the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCA];
[F40(h)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the ELTIF Regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation, the FCA];
[F41(i)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the SFT regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation, the FCA];
[F42(j)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by a directly applicable regulation made under the Solvency 2 Directive, the PRA.]
Textual Amendments
F27Art. 3(2)(aa) inserted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 6(3)(a) (with reg. 7)
F28Art. 3(2)(ba) inserted (22.7.2013) by The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1773), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 22(4)(a)(i)
F29Art. 3(2)(f)(g) inserted (22.7.2013) by The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1773), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 22(4)(a)(ii)
F30Art. 3(2)(h) inserted (21.11.2014) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2879), regs. 1(1), 9(3)(a)
F31Art. 3(2)(i) inserted (10.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3348), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(4)(a)
F32Art. 3(2)(j) inserted (3.12.2015) by The European Long-term Investment Funds Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1882), regs. 1, 8(4)(a)
F33Art. 3(2)(k) inserted (13.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transparency of Securities Financing Transactions and of Reuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/715), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(3)(a)
F34Art. 3(2)(l) inserted (12.10.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Qualifying EU Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/936), arts. 1(2), 2(3)(a)
F35Words in art. 3(3)(a) inserted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 6(3)(b) (with reg. 7)
F36Words in art. 3(3)(b) inserted (22.7.2013) by The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1773), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 22(4)(b)(i)
F37Art. 3(3)(e) inserted (22.7.2013) by The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1773), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 22(4)(b)(ii)
F38Art. 3(3)(f) inserted (21.11.2014) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2879), regs. 1(1), 9(3)(b)
F39Art. 3(3)(g) inserted (10.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3348), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(4)(b)
F40Art. 3(3)(h) inserted (3.12.2015) by The European Long-term Investment Funds Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1882), regs. 1, 8(4)(b)
F41Art. 3(3)(i) inserted (13.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transparency of Securities Financing Transactions and of Reuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/715), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(3)(b)
F42Art. 3(3)(j) inserted (12.10.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Qualifying EU Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/936), arts. 1(2), 2(3)(b)
4.—(1) The instruments listed in paragraph (5) are specified directly applicable EU provisions for the purposes of section 296(1A) of the Act.
(2) The instruments listed in paragraph (3) are specified directly applicable EU provisions for the purposes of section 297(2A)(c) of the Act.
(3) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F43(aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;]
(b)the emission allowance auctioning regulation;
(c)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(d)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F44(e)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F45(f)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation.]
(4) The instruments listed in paragraph (5) are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of section 312E(2)(c) of the Act.
(5) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F46(aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;]
(b)the emission allowance auctioning regulation;
(c)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(d)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F47(e)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F48(f)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation.]
(6) The instruments listed in paragraph (7) are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of section 312E(3)(c) of the Act.
(7) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F49(aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;]
(b)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(c)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F50(d)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F51(e)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation.]
(8) The instruments listed in paragraph (9) are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of paragraphs 14(2)(d) and 30(c) of Schedule 17A to the Act.
(9) The instruments are—
(a)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F52(c)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation.]
[F53(10) The market abuse regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of sections 296(1A) and 297(2A)(c) of the Act.]
[F54(11) The SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of paragraph 14(2)(d) of Schedule 17A to the Act.]
Textual Amendments
F43Art. 4(3)(aa) inserted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 6(4)(a) (with reg. 7)
F44Art. 4(3)(e) inserted (21.11.2014) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2879), regs. 1(1), 9(4)(a)
F45Art. 4(3)(f) inserted (13.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transparency of Securities Financing Transactions and of Reuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/715), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(4)(a)
F46Art. 4(5)(aa) inserted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 6(4)(b) (with reg. 7)
F47Art. 4(5)(e) inserted (21.11.2014) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2879), regs. 1(1), 9(4)(b)
F48Art. 4(5)(f) inserted (13.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transparency of Securities Financing Transactions and of Reuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/715), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(4)(b)
F49Art. 4(7)(aa) inserted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 6(4)(c) (with reg. 7)
F50Art. 4(7)(d) inserted (21.11.2014) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2879), regs. 1(1), 9(4)(c)
F51Art. 4(7)(e) inserted (13.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transparency of Securities Financing Transactions and of Reuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/715), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(4)(c)
F52Art. 4(9)(c) inserted (21.11.2014) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2879), regs. 1(1), 9(4)(d)
F53Art. 4(10) inserted (3.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/680), regs. 1, 22(3)
5.—(1) The instruments listed in paragraph (2) are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of sections 380(6)(a), 382(9)(a) and 384(7)(a) of the Act.
(2) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F55(aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;]
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the UCITS directive;
[F56(ba)any directly applicable regulation made under the alternative investment fund managers directive;]
(c)the emission allowance auctioning regulation[F57, except for Article 38 (prohibition of insider dealing), Article 39 (other prohibited uses of inside information) and Article 41 (prohibition of market manipulation) of that regulation];
(d)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(e)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F58(f)the EuSEF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;
(g)the EuVECA Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F59(h)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F60(i)any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directive];
[F61(j)the ELTIF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under it];
[F62(k)the market abuse regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation, except for Article 14 (prohibition of insider dealing and of unlawful disclosure of inside information) and Article 15 (prohibition of market manipulation) of the market abuse regulation];
[F63(l)any directly applicable regulation made under the Solvency 2 Directive.]
(3) The instruments listed in paragraph (4) are also specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of section 380(6)(a) and 382(9)(a) of the Act.
(4) The instruments are—
(a)the short selling regulation;
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the short selling regulation.
[F64(4A) The SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of section 380(6)(a) of the Act.]
(5) The appropriate regulator for the purposes of sections 380, 382 and 384 of the Act is—
(a)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by a directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive [F65or the markets in financial instruments regulation]—
(i)if the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCA;
(b)in relation to a contravention of the emission allowance auctioning regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under the UCITS directive [F66or the alternative investment fund managers directive], the FCA;
(c)in relation to a contravention of the European market infrastructure regulation—
(i)if the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCA;
(d)in relation to a contravention of any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation, the FCA;
(e)in relation to a contravention of the short selling regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under that regulation, the FCA;
[F67(f)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the EuSEF Regulation, the EuVECA Regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under either the EuSEF Regulation or the EuVECA Regulation, the FCA];
[F68(g)in relation to a contravention of the CSD regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under the CSD regulation—
(i)if the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCA];
[F69(h)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directive—
(i)if the person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, or a parent undertaking of a PRA-authorised person, either the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCA];
[F70(i)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the ELTIF Regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation, the FCA];
[F71(j)in relation to a contravention of the market abuse regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation, the FCA];
[F72(k)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by a directly applicable regulation made under the Solvency 2 Directive, the PRA.]
[F73(5A) The appropriate regulator for the purposes of section 380 of the Act, in relation to a contravention of the SFT regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation, is the FCA.]
(6) The specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of paragraph 26(2)(c) of Schedule 17A to the Act are—
(a)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F74(c)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F75(d)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation.]
Textual Amendments
F55Art. 5(2)(aa) inserted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 6(5)(a) (with reg. 7)
F56Art. 5(2)(ba) inserted (22.7.2013) by The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1773), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 22(5)(a)(i)
F57Words in art. 5(2)(c) inserted (3.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/680), regs. 1, 22(4)(a)
F58Art. 5(2)(f)(g) inserted (22.7.2013) by The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1773), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 22(5)(a)(ii)
F59Art. 5(2)(h) inserted (21.11.2014) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2879), regs. 1(1), 9(5)(a)
F60Art. 5(2)(i) inserted (10.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3348), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(5)(a)
F61Art. 5(2)(j) inserted (3.12.2015) by The European Long-term Investment Funds Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1882), regs. 1, 8(5)(a)
F62Art. 5(2)(k) inserted (3.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/680), regs. 1, 22(4)(b)
F63Art. 5(2)(l) inserted (12.10.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Qualifying EU Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/936), arts. 1(2), 2(4)(a)
F64Art. 5(4A) inserted (13.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transparency of Securities Financing Transactions and of Reuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/715), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(5)(a)
F65Words in art. 5(5)(a) inserted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 6(5)(b) (with reg. 7)
F66Words in art. 5(5)(b) inserted (22.7.2013) by The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1773), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 22(5)(b)(i)
F67Art. 5(5)(f) inserted (22.7.2013) by The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1773), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 22(5)(b)(ii)
F68Art. 5(5)(g) inserted (21.11.2014) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2879), regs. 1(1), 9(5)(b)
F69Art. 5(5)(h) inserted (10.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3348), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(5)(b)
F70Art. 5(5)(i) inserted (3.12.2015) by The European Long-term Investment Funds Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1882), regs. 1, 8(5)(b)
F71Art. 5(5)(j) inserted (3.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/680), regs. 1, 22(4)(c)
F72Art. 5(5)(k) inserted (12.10.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Qualifying EU Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/936), arts. 1(2), 2(4)(b)
F73Art. 5(5A) inserted (13.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transparency of Securities Financing Transactions and of Reuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/715), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(5)(b)
F74Art. 5(6)(c) inserted (21.11.2014) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2879), regs. 1(1), 9(5)(c)
6.—(1) The instruments listed in paragraph (2) are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of paragraph 23(2) of Schedule 1ZA to the Act.
(2) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F76(aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;]
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the UCITS directive;
[F77(ba)any directly applicable regulation made under the alternative investment fund managers directive;]
(c)the emission allowance auctioning regulation;
(d)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(e)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
(f)the short selling regulation;
(g)any directly applicable regulation made under the short selling regulation;
[F78(h)the EuSEF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;
(i)the EuVECA Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F79(j)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F80(k)any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directive];
[F81(l)the ELTIF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F82(m)the market abuse regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F83(n)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation.]
(3) The instruments listed in paragraph (4) are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes of paragraph 31(2) of Schedule 1ZB to the Act.
(4) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the market in financial instruments directive;
[F84(aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;]
(b)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(c)any directly applicable regulation made under the European markets infrastructure regulation;
[F85(d)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F86(e)any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directive];
[F87(f)any directly applicable regulation made under the Solvency 2 Directive.]
(5) The instruments listed in paragraph (6) are specified qualifying EU provisions for the purposes paragraph 36(2)(b) of Schedule 17A to the Act.
(6) The instruments are—
(a)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F88(c)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation];
[F89(d)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation.]
Textual Amendments
F76Art. 6(2)(aa) inserted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 6(6)(a) (with reg. 7)
F77Art. 6(2)(ba) inserted (22.7.2013) by The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1773), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 22(6)(a)
F78Art. 6(2)(h)(i) inserted (22.7.2013) by The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1773), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 22(6)(b)
F79Art. 6(2)(j) inserted (21.11.2014) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2879), regs. 1(1), 9(6)(a)
F80Art. 6(2)(k) inserted (10.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3348), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(6)(a)
F81Art. 6(2)(l) inserted (3.12.2015) by The European Long-term Investment Funds Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1882), regs. 1, 8(6)
F82Art. 6(2)(m) inserted (3.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/680), regs. 1, 22(5)
F83Art. 6(2)(n) inserted (13.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transparency of Securities Financing Transactions and of Reuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/715), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(6)(a)
F84Art. 6(4)(aa) inserted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 6(6)(b) (with reg. 7)
F85Art. 6(4)(d) inserted (21.11.2014) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2879), regs. 1(1), 9(6)(b)
F86Art. 6(4)(e) inserted (10.1.2015) by The Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3348), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 12(6)(b)
F87Art. 6(4)(f) inserted (12.10.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Qualifying EU Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/936), arts. 1(2), 2(5)
F88Art. 6(6)(c) inserted (21.11.2014) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2879), regs. 1(1), 9(6)(c)
Mark Lancaster
David Evennett
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order identifies the directly applicable provisions of EU law which are specified as qualifying EU provisions and directly applicable EU provisions for the purposes of various provisions in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c.8) (“the Act”). The effect of the Order is to apply certain provisions of the Act for purposes connected with the specified EU provisions.
Article 2 specifies provisions of EU law for general purposes including sections 1A and 2A of the Act (the functions of the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) and the functions of the Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”)) and section 168 of the Act (power of the regulators to appoint an investigator).
Article 3 specifies provisions of EU law for the purposes of disciplinary measures imposed under Part 14 of the Act. Article 3 also specifies which of the FCA or PRA is responsible for taking disciplinary action in relation to each specified provision of EU law.
Article 4 specifies provisions of EU law for purposes connected with the regulation of clearing houses and investment exchanges under Part 18 of the Act.
Article 5 specifies provisions of EU law for the purposes of the powers under Part 25 (including that Part as applied by Schedule 17A to the Act in connection with recognised clearing houses) to obtain injunctions or provide for restitution.
Article 6 specifies provisions of EU law for the purposes of the fee-raising powers of the FCA, the PRA and the Bank of England under the Act.
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