Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

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Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:

Act power to apply conferred (temp. until 15.5.2039) by 2014 c. 21 s. 79(4)
Act power to apply conferred (temp. until 15.5.2039) by 2014 c. 21 s. 81(10)

Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):

Pt. 20C inserted by 2016 c. 14 s. 30(3)
s. 31(1)(aa) inserted by 2021 c. 22 s. 22(2)
s. 32A inserted by 2021 c. 22 s. 22(3)
s. 32A power to apply (with modifications) conferred by 2021 c. 22 s. 23(10)
s. 36A and cross-heading inserted by 2021 c. 22 s. 22(4)
s. 71J and cross-heading inserted by 2021 c. 22 Sch. 8 para. 4
s. 86(9A) inserted by S.I. 2019/707 reg. 8(9) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 8(6)-(10) omitted (6.9.2019) by virtue of S.I. 2019/1234, regs. 1(2), 13(c))
s. 87A(11) inserted by S.I. 2019/707 reg. 10(5) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 10(4)(5) omitted (6.9.2019) by virtue of S.I. 2019/1234, regs. 1(2), 15(b))
s. 124(10)(c)(i) word omitted by S.I. 2019/310 reg. 5(11)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 5(11)(b) omitted immediately before IP completion day by virtue of S.I. 2020/1385, regs. 1(4), 51(2)(e))
s. 129(7)(a) word inserted by S.I. 2019/310 reg. 5(12)(a)(i) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 5(12)(a)(b) omitted immediately before IP completion day by virtue of S.I. 2020/1385, regs. 1(4), 51(2)(f))
s. 129(7)(c) omitted and word by S.I. 2019/310 reg. 5(12)(a)(ii) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 5(12)(a)(b) omitted immediately before IP completion day by virtue of S.I. 2020/1385, regs. 1(4), 51(2)(f))
s. 214(5A) inserted by 2021 c. 22 Sch. 8 para. 8
s. 234I(9) inserted by 2024 c. 13 Sch. 29 para. 3(2)
s. 234J(6) inserted by 2024 c. 13 Sch. 29 para. 3(3)
s. 367A inserted by 2021 c. 22 Sch. 8 para. 10
s. 395(13)(h)(i) inserted by 2021 c. 22 Sch. 8 para. 12(2)(c)
s. 395(13)(bc)-(be) word inserted by 2021 c. 22 Sch. 8 para. 12(2)(b)
s. 395(14) inserted by 2021 c. 22 Sch. 8 para. 12(3)
s. 398(8) applied by S.I. 2024/102 reg. 34(7)reg. 34(8)(f)
s. 427A(3) words substituted by 2002 c. 40 Sch. 17 para. 59 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 does not contain a section 427A.)
Sch. 1ZA para. 32(c) and word inserted by 2021 c. 22 Sch. 8 para. 18
Sch. 2A para. 19(2)(b)(iia) inserted by 2023 c. 29 Sch. 10 para. 19(a)
Sch. 2A 2B power to apply (with modifications) conferred by 2021 c. 22 s. 23(10)
Sch. 2A power to apply (with modifications) conferred by 2021 c. 22 s. 23(10)
Sch. 2B inserted by 2021 c. 22 Sch. 7
Sch. 2B power to apply (with modifications) conferred by 2021 c. 22 s. 23(10)
Sch. 6 para. 4A(8) inserted by S.I. 2024/1083 reg. 10(b)
Sch. 11A para. 5(3) inserted by S.I. 2019/707 reg. 38(5)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 38(2)-(5)(7)(8) omitted (6.9.2019) by virtue of S.I. 2019/1234, regs. 1(2), 20)
Sch. 17A para. 12 words substituted by S.I. 2019/662 reg. 13(1) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 13(1) substituted (25.6.2020) by S.I. 2020/646, regs. 1(2)(c), 11(3))

[F11HFurther interpretative provisions for sections 1B to 1GU.K.

This section has no associated Explanatory Notes

(1)The following provisions have effect for the interpretation of sections 1B to 1G.

(2)“Regulated financial services” means services provided—

(a)by authorised persons in carrying on regulated activities;

F2(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)by authorised persons in communicating, or approving the communication by others of, invitations [F3or inducements] to engage in investment activity [F4or to engage in claims management activity];

(d)by authorised persons who are investment firms, or [F5qualifying credit institutions], in providing relevant ancillary services;

(e)by persons acting as appointed representatives;

(f)by payment service providers in providing payment services;

(g)by electronic money issuers in issuing electronic money;

(h)by sponsors to issuers of securities;

(i)by primary information providers to persons who issue financial instruments.

(3)“Financial crime” includes any offence involving—

(a)fraud or dishonesty,

(b)misconduct in, or misuse of information relating to, a financial market,

(c)handling the proceeds of crime, or

(d)the financing of terrorism.

(4)“Offence” includes an act or omission which would be an offence if it had taken place in the United Kingdom.

(5)“Issuer”, except in the expression “electronic money issuer”, has the meaning given in section 102A(6).

(6)“Financial instrument” has the meaning given in section 102A(4).

(7)“Securities” has the meaning given in section 102A(2).

[F6(7A)“Regulated benchmark” means a benchmark, as defined in section 22F7... [F8(6A)], in relation to which any provision made under section 22(1A)F9...[F10(c)] has effect.]

(8)In this section—

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F11...
F12...
“electronic money” has the same meaning as in the Electronic Money Regulations 2011;
“electronic money issuer” means a person who is an electronic money issuer as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 other than a person falling within paragraph (f), (g) or (j) of the definition;
[F13“engage in claims management activity” has the meaning given in section 21;]
“engage in investment activity” has the meaning given in section 21;
“financial instrument” has the meaning given in section 102A(4);
“payment services” has the same meaning as in the Payment Services Regulations [F142017];
“payment service provider” means a person who is a payment service provider as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Payment Services Regulations [F152017] other than a person falling within paragraph [F16(i) or (j)] of the definition;
“primary information provider” has the meaning given in section 89P(2);
“relevant ancillary service” means any service of a kind mentioned in [F17Part 3A of Schedule 2 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001] the provision of which does not involve the carrying on of a regulated activity;
“sponsor” has the meaning given in section 88(2).]