226 Compulsory jurisdiction.U.K.
(1)A complaint which relates to an act or omission of a person (“the respondent”) in carrying on an activity to which compulsory jurisdiction rules apply is to be dealt with under the ombudsman scheme if the conditions mentioned in subsection (2) are satisfied.
(2)The conditions are that—
(a)the complainant is eligible and wishes to have the complaint dealt with under the scheme;
(b)the respondent was an authorised person [F1or an electronic money issuer within the meaning of the Electronic Money Regulations 2011][F2, or a payment service provider within the meaning of the Payment Services Regulations 2009,] at the time of the act or omission to which the complaint relates; and
(c)the act or omission to which the complaint relates occurred at a time when compulsory jurisdiction rules were in force in relation to the activity in question.
(3)“Compulsory jurisdiction rules” means rules—
(a)made by the [F3FCA] for the purposes of this section; and
(b)specifying the activities to which they apply.
(4)Only activities which are regulated activities, or which could be made regulated activities by an order under section 22, may be specified.
(5)Activities may be specified by reference to specified categories (however described).
(6)A complainant is eligible, in relation to the compulsory jurisdiction of the ombudsman scheme, if he falls within a class of person specified in the rules as eligible.
(7)The rules—
(a)may include provision for persons other than individuals to be eligible; but
(b)may not provide for authorised persons to be eligible except in specified circumstances or in relation to complaints of a specified kind.
(8)The jurisdiction of the scheme which results from this section is referred to in this Act as the “compulsory jurisdiction”.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 226(2)(b) inserted (9.2.2011for certain purposes and 30.4.2011otherwise) by The Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/99), regs. 1(2)(a)(xv)(b), 79, Sch. 4 para. 2(3)(a) (with reg. 3)
F2Words in s. 226(2)(b) inserted (2.3.2009 for certain purposes, 1.5.2009 for certain further purposes and 1.11.2009 otherwise) by The Payment Services Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/209), regs. 1(2), 126, Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(a) (with reg. 3)
F3Word in s. 226(3)(a) substituted (24.1.2013 for specified purposes) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 11 para. 1 (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 226 extended (19.7.2001 for specified purposes otherwise 1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/2326, arts. 1(1), 3(1); S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(1)
C2S. 226(2) excluded (19.7.2001 for specified purposes otherwise 1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/2326, arts. 1(1), 2(4); S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(1)
Commencement Information
I1S. 226 wholly in force at 1.12.2001; s. 226 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 431(2); s. 226 in force for specified purposes at 18.6.2001 by S.I. 2001/1820, art. 2, Sch.; s. 226 in force in so far as not already in force at 1.12.2001 by S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(1)