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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Immigration Act 2014 (Bank Accounts) Regulations 2014 No. 3085
22.—(1) Proceedings for an offence under regulation 20 (misleading the FCA) may be instituted—
(a)in England and Wales only by the FCA or by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions, or
(b)in Northern Ireland only by the FCA or by or with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
(2) In exercising its power to institute proceedings for an offence under regulation 20, the FCA must comply with any conditions or restrictions imposed in writing by the Treasury in relation to such proceedings.
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