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PART 2U.K.Amendments to the Act

CHAPTER 7U.K.Part 11 of the Act: information gathering and investigations

IntroductionU.K.

42.  Part 11 of the Act (information gathering and investigations) is amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 42 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)

Section 165A (PRA's power to require information: financial stability)U.K.

43.—(1) Section 165A M1 (PRA's power to require information: financial stability) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (8), in the definition of “management”, for “Annex II to the UCITS Directive” substitute “ Schedule 6 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 M2.

(3) In subsection (9)(b) M3, for the words from “meaning given” to the end substitute “ same meaning as in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (see article 3(1) of that Order). ”.

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 43 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)

Marginal Citations

M1Section 165A was inserted by sections 18 (1) and (2) of the Financial Services Act 2010 (c. 28) and was amended by section 41 of, and paragraphs 2(a), (b) of Part 1 of Schedule 12 to, the Financial Services Act 2012 and section 16 of, and paragraphs 26, 37(1), (2)(a), (2)(b), (3) of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to, the Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (c. 14) and S.I. 2017/1255.

M3Subsection (9) was amended by S.I. 2017/1255.

Section 167 (appointment of persons to carry out general investigations)U.K.

44.  Omit section 167(3A) M4 (investigations of persons in other EEA States).

Commencement Information

I3Reg. 44 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)

Marginal Citations

M4Subsection (3A) was inserted by S.I. 2015/575.

Section 168 (appointment of persons to carry out investigations in particular cases)U.K.

45.  In section 168 (appointment of investigators: particular cases), in subsection (4)—

(a)in paragraph (jc)(ii) M5 for “a directly applicable EU regulation made” substitute “ any retained EU direct legislation originally made under the market abuse regulation or any subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) made on or after [F1IP completion day];

(b)in paragraph (k) M6 for “qualifying EU provision” substitute “ qualifying provision ”.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I4Reg. 45 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)

Marginal Citations

M5Paragraph (jc) was substituted by S.I. 2017/1255.

M6Paragraph (k) was substituted by section 41 of, and paragraphs 8(1) and (4)(g) of Part 1 of Schedule 12 to, the Financial Services Act 2012.

Section 169 (investigations etc. in support of overseas regulator)U.K.

46.  Omit section 169(3) M7 and (6) M8 (investigations in connection with EU obligations).

Commencement Information

I5Reg. 46 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)

Marginal Citations

M7Subsection (3) was amended by section 41 of, and paragraphs 9(1) and (3) of Part 1 of Schedule 12 to, the Financial Services Act 2012 and S.I. 2011/1043.

M8Subsection (6) was substituted by section 41 of, and paragraphs 9(1) and (5) of Part 1 of Schedule 12 to, the Financial Services Act 2012 and S.I. 2011/1043.

Section 169A (support of overseas regulator with respect to financial stability)U.K.

47.  In section 169A M9 (support of overseas regulator with respect to financial stability), in subsection (4)(b) for “169(3), (4)(a) and (d), (5) and (6)” substitute “ 169(4)(a) and (d) and (5) ”.

Commencement Information

I6Reg. 47 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)

Marginal Citations

M9Section 169A was inserted by sections 18(1) and (3) of the Financial Services Act 2010.