The Payment Services Regulations 2017

Control over payment institutions U.K.

5.  Part 12 of the 2000 Act (control over authorised persons) M1 applies with the following modifications—

(a) references to a UK authorised person are to be read as references to an authorised payment institution or small payment institution other than one included in the register pursuant to regulation 153(1) (transitional provisions);

(b) section 178 (obligation to notify the appropriate regulator) is to be read as if for subsection (2A) there were substituted—

“(2A) In this Part, “the appropriate regulator” means the FCA.”;

(c) section 187(2)(b) (approval with conditions) is to be read as if “section 187A(3)(b) or” were omitted;

(d) section 187A (assessment: consultation by PRA with FCA) is to be disregarded;

(e) section 187C (variation etc of conditions) is to be read as if subsection (1) were omitted;

(f) section 188(1), (2) and (3) (assessment: consultation with EC competent authorities) are to be read as if after “home state regulator” there were inserted “ or home state competent authority ”;

(g) section 191A (objection by the appropriate regulator) is to be read as if subsection (4A) were omitted;

(h) section 191B (restriction notices) is to be read as if—

(i) subsection (2A) were omitted;

(ii) after subsection (2B) there were inserted—

“(2C) In a restriction notice, the FCA must direct that voting power to which the notice relates is, until further notice, not to be exercisable.”;

(iii) for subsection (3)(b) there were substituted—

“(b) voting power that has been exercised as a result of the acquisition is void;”;

(i) section 191C (orders for sale of shares) is to be read as if subsection (2A) were omitted;

(j) section 191D (obligation to notify the appropriate regulator: dispositions of control) is to be read as if subsection (1A) were omitted;

(k) section 191F (offences) is to be read as if in subsections (8)(a) and (9)(a), for “to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum” there were substituted in each case “ to a fine, which in Scotland or Northern Ireland may not exceed the statutory maximum ”;

(l) section 191G (interpretation) is to be read as if, in subsection (1), the definition of “UK authorised person” were omitted; and

(m) section 192 (power to change definitions of control etc) is to be disregarded.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 6 para. 5 excluded (20.11.2018) by The Electronic Money, Payment Services and Payment Systems (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1201), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 19(1)(f) (with reg. 4)

Marginal Citations

M1 Part 12 was amended by section 26 of the Financial Services Act 2012 and paragraphs 38 to 40 of Schedule 2 to the Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016, and by S.I. 2009/534, 2011/1043 and 1613, 2013/3115, 2014/3329, 2015/534, 575 and 1755 and 2016/1239.