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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/21/schedule/8/paragraph/4/2/2014-05-14" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/21/schedule/8/paragraph/4/2" id="schedule-8-paragraph-4-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Specifying any purposes for which any such functions are to be exercisable by regulators.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
<P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/21/schedule/8/paragraph/5/2014-05-14" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/21/schedule/8/paragraph/5" RestrictEndDate="2014-07-14" RestrictStartDate="2014-07-14" Match="false" id="schedule-8-paragraph-5" RestrictExtent="E+W+S">
<Pnumber PuncAfter="">5</Pnumber>
<P1para>
<Text>Enabling the Minister to give directions which regulators are to comply with, or guidance which regulators are to have regard to, in exercising functions under the regulations, including—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/21/schedule/8/paragraph/5/a/2014-05-14" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/21/schedule/8/paragraph/5/a" id="schedule-8-paragraph-5-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>directions providing for any functions exercisable by one regulator to be instead exercisable by another;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/21/schedule/8/paragraph/5/b/2014-05-14" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/21/schedule/8/paragraph/5/b" id="schedule-8-paragraph-5-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>
directions given for the purpose of the implementation of any obligations of the United Kingdom under the
<Acronym Expansion="European Union">EU</Acronym>
treaties or under any international agreement to which the United Kingdom is a party;
</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/21/schedule/8/paragraph/5/c/2014-05-14" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/21/schedule/8/paragraph/5/c" id="schedule-8-paragraph-5-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>directions relating to the exercise of any function in a particular case or class of case (except functions in relation to the investigation or prosecution, in a particular case, of an offence under the regulations).</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P1para>
</P1>
</Pblock>
</Part>
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