Section 207: Proposal to take disciplinary measures.

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 · 2000 c. 8View on legislation.gov.uk

Part XIV: Disciplinary Measures

If a regulator proposes—

to publish a statement in respect of an authorised person (under section 205(1)), ...
to impose a penalty on an authorised person (under section 206(1)), or
to suspend a permission of an authorised person or impose a restriction in relation to the carrying on of a regulated activity by an authorised person (under section 206A),

it must give the authorised person a warning notice.

If the FCA proposes—

to publish a statement in respect of a person under section 205(2),
to impose a penalty on a person under section 206(1A), or
to impose a prohibition or restriction on a person under section 206B,

it must give the person a warning notice.

A warning notice about a proposal to publish a statement must set out the terms of the statement.

A warning notice about a proposal to impose a penalty, must state the amount of the penalty.

A warning notice about a proposal to suspend a permission or impose a prohibition or restriction must state the period for which the suspension , prohibition or restriction is to have effect.

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