The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consumer Credit) Order 2013

Application of provisions of FSMA 2000 in connection with failure to comply with the 1974 Act U.K.

3.—(1) The following provisions of FSMA 2000 apply in relation to a requirement imposed by or under the provisions of Parts 2, 4, 5 and 6 to 12 of the 1974 Act (“a relevant requirement”) with the modifications specified.

(2) Section 1L (supervision, monitoring and enforcement) M1 applies as if—

(a) in subsection (1) the reference to “supervising authorised persons” included a reference to determining whether authorised persons are complying with relevant requirements;

(b) in subsection (2), the reference to requirements imposed by or under FSMA 2000 in a case where the FCA is the appropriate regulator for the purposes of Part 14 of FSMA 2000 (disciplinary measures) M2 included a reference to relevant requirements.

[F1 (3) In Part 5—

(a) sections 66 (disciplinary powers), 67 (disciplinary measures: procedure and right to refer to Tribunal) and 68 (publication) apply; and

(b) section 66A (misconduct: action by the FCA) applies as if the reference in subsection (4)(a) to a requirement imposed by or under FSMA 2000 included a reference to a relevant requirement.]

(4) Part 9 (hearings and appeals) M3 applies as if in section 133 (proceedings before Tribunal: general provision) M4 —

(a) the references to decisions under sections 66 (disciplinary powers), 205 (public censure) M5 , 206 (financial penalties) M6 and 206A (suspending permission to carry on regulated activities etc.) M7 of FSMA 2000 were references to decisions under those sections as applied by this Order;

(b) the references to a reference or appeal to the Tribunal includes a reference to a reference or appeal to the Tribunal under FSMA 2000 as applied by this Order.

(5) Part 11 (information gathering and investigations) M8 (with the exception of section 169 (investigations etc. in support of overseas regulator) M9 ) applies as if—

(a) the reference in section 165(4) (regulators' power to require information: authorised persons etc.) to functions conferred on the FCA by or under FSMA 2000 included a reference to functions conferred on it by this Order;

(b) the reference in section 167(1) (appointment of persons to carry out general investigations) to a good reason included a good reason by virtue of the functions conferred on the FCA by this Order;

(c) in section 168 (appointment of persons to carry out investigations in particular cases)—

(i) subsection (1) included a reference to an offence under the 1974 Act;

(ii) subsection (4) included a reference to circumstances suggesting that a person may have failed to comply with a relevant requirement (excluding circumstances suggesting that an offence under the 1974 Act may have been committed).

F2 (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(7) Part 14 (disciplinary measures) applies (with the exception of sections 210 (statements of policy) M10 and 211 (statements of policy: procedure) M11 ) as if in section 204A (meaning of “relevant requirement” and “appropriate regulator”) M12 —

(a) in subsection (2), the definition of “relevant requirement” included a relevant requirement;

(b) in subsection (6), the reference to any other requirement imposed by or under the Act included a relevant requirement.

(8) Section 380 (injunctions) M13 applies as if the reference in subsection (6)(a)(i) to a requirement imposed by or under FSMA 2000 included a reference to a relevant requirement.

(9) Section 382 (restitution orders) M14 applies as if the reference in subsection (9)(a)(i) to a requirement imposed by or under FSMA 2000 included a reference to a relevant requirement.

(10) Section 384 (power of FCA or PRA to require restitution) M15 applies as if the reference in subsection (7)(a) to a relevant requirement imposed by or under FSMA 2000 included a reference to a relevant requirement; and accordingly sections 385 (warning notices) M16 and 386 (decision notices) M17 apply where there has been a contravention of a requirement under section 384 as applied by this Order.

(11) Part 26 (notices) M18 applies as if—

(a) in section 391 (publication) M19 , the references in subsection (1ZB) to warning notices given under sections 67 (disciplinary measures: procedure and right to refer to Tribunal) and 207 (proposal to take disciplinary measures) M20 of FSMA 2000 were to warning notices given under those sections as applied by this Order;

(b) in section 392 (application of sections 393 and 394) M21 , the references to a warning notice and a decision notice given under any of the provisions specified in that section included a warning notice and a decision notice given under any of those provisions as applied by this Order.

(12) Part 27 (offences) M22 applies as if—

(a) references to an offence under FSMA 2000 included an offence under that Act as applied by this Order;

(b) in section 401 (proceedings for offences) M23 , in subsection (1), the definition of “offence” included an offence under the 1974 Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 3(3) substituted (7.3.2016) by The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/163), arts. 1, 7(2)

F2 Art. 3(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Consumer Credit (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1038), regs. 1(2), 5; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 Inserted by the Financial Services Act 2012, section 6.

M2 Part 14 was amended by the Financial Services Act 2010 (c.28), sections 9, 10 and Schedule 2, paragraphs 1, 13, 18, 19 and 20 and the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1, and 10 to 18.

M3 Part 9 was amended by the Financial Services Act 2012, section 23, and S.I. 2010/22.

M4 Section 133 was substituted (together with new sections 133A and 133B) for the original s.133 by S.I. 2010/22, and amended by the Financial Services Act 2012, section 23, and S.I. 2013/1388.

M5 Section 205 was amended by the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 11.

M6 Section 206 was amended by the Financial Services Act 2010. section 10, and the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 12.

M7 Section 206A was amended by the Financial Services Act 2010, section 9, and the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 13.

M8 Part 11 was amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44), Schedule 26, paragraph 54(1) and (2), the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (c.28), Schedule 7, paragraph 33(3), the Financial Services Act 2010, section 18 and Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 and 15 to 17, the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 12, paragraphs 1 to 15, and Schedule 18, paragraphs 1 and 8, and S.I. 2001/1090, 2005/1433, 2007/126, 2011/1043, 2011/2382, 2012/2554.

M9 Amended by the Financial Services Act 2012 Schedule 12, paragraph 9.

M10 Section 210 was amended by the Financial Services Act 2010, Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 and 20, and the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 17.

M11 Section 211 was amended by the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 18.

M12 Inserted by the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 10.

M13 Amended by the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 19.

M14 Amended by the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 21.

M15 Section 384 was amended by the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 23, and S.I. 2007/126.

M16 Section 385 was amended by the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 24.

M17 Section 386 was amended by the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 25.

M18 Part 26 was amended by the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c.23), Schedule 4, paragraph 11, the Financial Services Act 2010, section 13 and Schedule 2, paragraphs 1, 28 and 29, the Financial Services Act 2012, sections 17, 18, 19, 24, Schedule 8, paragraphs 1, and 37, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 26 to 35, and Schedule 13, paragraph 8, and by S.I. 2005/ 381, 2005/1433, 2007/126, 2007/1973, 2009/534, 2010/22 and 2012/916.

M19 Section 391 was amended by the Financial Services Act 2010, sections 13 and 24 and Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 and 28, the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 30, and S.I. 2012/916 and 2013/1388.

M20 Section 207 was amended by the Financial Services Act 2010, Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 and 18, and the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 9 paragraphs 1 and 14.

M21 Section 392 was amended by the Financial Services Act 2010, Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 and 29, the Financial Services Act 2012, section 18, Schedule 8, paragraphs 1 and 37, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 31, and Schedule 13, paragraph 8, and S.I. 2007/126 and S.I. 2013/1388.

M22 Part 27 was amended by the Enterprise Act 2002, Schedule 25, paragraph 40, the Counter Terrorism Act 2008, Schedule 7, paragraph 33(4), the Financial Services Act 2012, section 95 and Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 36 to 40, and S.I. 2012/2554.

M23 Section 401 was amended by the Enterprise Act 2002, Schedule 25, paragraph 40, and the Financial Services Act 2012, Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 and 38.