1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2014.
(2) This article and articles 15, 17 and 29(4) come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.
(3) This Order comes into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made for the purposes of the FCA(1)—
(a)making rules;
(b)giving guidance;
(c)issuing information sheets under the Consumer Credit Act 1974(2);
(d)imposing requirements or giving directions.
(4) This Order comes into force on 1st April 2014, to the extent it is not already in force, immediately after—
(a)the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2013 (citation, commencement and interpretation)(3) comes into force, to the extent that it is not already in force, in accordance with article 1(6) of that Order, and
(b)the Financial Services Act 2012 (Consumer Credit) Order 2013 (citation, commencement and interpretation)(4) comes into force, to the extent that it is not already in force, in accordance with article 1(1)(b) of that Order.
Section 417 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended by the Financial Services Act 2012, section 48, defines the “FCA” as meaning the Financial Conduct Authority.
S.I. 2013/1881. Article 1(6) of that Order brings that Order into force on 1st April 2014 to the extent that it is not already in force.
S.I. 2013/1882. Article 1(1)(b) of that Order brings that Order into force on 1st April 2014 to the extent that it is not already in force.