Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

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19(1)Neither the Authority nor any person who is, or is acting as, a member, officer or member of staff of the Authority is to be liable in damages for anything done or omitted in the discharge, or purported discharge, of the Authority’s functions.U.K.

(2)Neither the investigator appointed under paragraph 7 nor a person appointed to conduct an investigation on his behalf under paragraph 8(8) is to be liable in damages for anything done or omitted in the discharge, or purported discharge, of his functions in relation to the investigation of a complaint.

(3)Neither sub-paragraph (1) nor sub-paragraph (2) applies—

(a)if the act or omission is shown to have been in bad faith; or

(b)so as to prevent an award of damages made in respect of an act or omission on the ground that the act or omission was unlawful as a result of section 6(1) of the M1Human Rights Act 1998.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Sch. 1 para. 19 extended (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3650, arts. 1(a), 24(6)

C4Sch. 1 para. 19 applied (11.2.2010) by The Cross-Border Payments in Euro Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/89), reg. 15

C5Sch. 1 para. 19 extended (9.2.2011 for certain purposes, otherwise 30.4.2011) by The Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/99), regs. 1(2)(a)(xiii)(b), 61 (with art. 3)

C6Sch. 1 para. 19(1) applied (1.12.2001) by S.I. 1995/1537, reg. 23(1) (as amended (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 509(b)(i))

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