Section 204A: Meaning of "relevant requirement" and "appropriate regulator", Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

The following definitions apply for the purposes of this Part.

"Relevant requirement" means a requirement imposed—

by or under this Act, ...

by regulations under section 11 of the Civil Liability Act 2018,

by or under the Securitisation Regulations 2024,

by a qualifying provision specified, or of a description specified, for the purposes of this subsection by the Treasury by order , ...

by the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 , or

by the Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Regulations 2011.

The PRA is "the appropriate regulator" in the case of a contravention of—

a requirement that is imposed under any provision of this Act by the PRA;

a requirement under section 56(6) where the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person and the prohibition order concerned is made by the PRA;

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a requirement under section 62A(2) where the revised statement of responsibilities is to be provided to the PRA only;

a requirement under section 64B(2) or (5) where the conduct rules concerned are made by the PRA;

a requirement under section 64C(1) to notify the PRA that disciplinary action has been taken.

a requirement imposed by regulation 8A(2) of the Securitisation Regulations 2024 where the institutional investor concerned is a PRA-authorised person;

a requirement imposed by regulation 38 of the Securitisation Regulations 2024 on a PRA-authorised person in a case where the temporary prohibition imposed under regulation 37(1) or (2) of those Regulations was imposed by the PRA.

Either the PRA or the FCA is "the appropriate regulator" in the case of a contravention of—

a requirement under section 59(1) or (2) where the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person and the approval concerned falls to be given by the PRA;

a requirement under section 60A(1) or (2) where the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person and the approval concerned falls to be given by the PRA;

a requirement under section 62A(2) where the revised statement of responsibilities is to be provided to the FCA and the PRA;

a requirement under section 63(2A) where the approval concerned is within section 63(1A)(a);

a requirement under section 63E(1) where the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person and the function concerned is of a description specified in rules made by the PRA;

a requirement under section 63F(1), (2), (4), (6) or (7) where the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person and the certificate concerned relates to a function of a description specified in rules made by the PRA.

In the case of a contravention of a requirement that is imposed by a qualifying EU provision, "the appropriate regulator" for the purpose of any provision of this Part is whichever of the PRA or the FCA (or both) is specified by the Treasury by order in relation to the qualifying EU provision for the purposes of that provision of this Part.

In the case of a contravention of a requirement where the contravention constitutes an offence, the "appropriate regulator" is whichever of the PRA or the FCA has power to prosecute the offence (see section 401).

The FCA is "the appropriate regulator" in the case of a contravention of any other requirement imposed—

by or under this Act;

by regulations under section 11 of the Civil Liability Act 2018;

by or under the Securitisation Regulations 2024;

by the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013; or

by the Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Regulations 2011.

The Treasury may by order amend the provisions defining "the appropriate regulator".

Section 204A: Meaning of "relevant requirement" and "appropriate regulator"

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