Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

[F1 8 (1) The FCA may make arrangements for any of its functions to be discharged by a committee, sub-committee, officer or member of staff of the FCA, but subject to the following provisions. U.K.

(2) In exercising its legislative functions, the FCA must act through its governing body.

(3) For that purpose, the following are the FCA's legislative functions—

(a) making rules;

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

(c) issuing statements under—

(i) section [F3 63ZD,] 63C, F4 ... 69, 88C, 89S, 93, 124, 131J, 138N, 192H, 192N, 210 [F5 , 312J or 333K],

(ii) section 345D (whether as a result of section 345(2) [F6 , section 249(1) or 261K(1)]), or

(iii) section 80 of the Financial Services Act 2012;

(d) giving directions under section 316, 318 or 328.

[F7 (e) setting standards under section 333H.]

[F8 (f) making technical standards in accordance with Chapter 2A of Part 9A;

(g) making EU Exit instruments under the Financial Regulators’ Powers (Technical Standards) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.]

[F9 (3A) In exercising its functions under sections 9(2) and 10 of the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (approving and reviewing standards set by single financial guidance body), the FCA must act through its governing body.]

(4) The function of issuing general guidance (as defined in section 139B(5) [F10 or 333P(9)]) may not be discharged by an officer or member of staff of the FCA.

[F11 (5) In respect of the exercise of a function under Part 1 of the Competition Act 1998, the power in sub-paragraph (1) is subject to provision in rules made under section 51 of that Act by virtue of paragraph 1A of Schedule 9 to that Act.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Schs. 1ZA, 1ZB substituted for Sch. 1 (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 19.2.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(b)(c)(2), Sch. Pts. 2, 3, 4; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

F2 Sch. 1ZA para. 8(3)(b) omitted (3.7.2016) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/680), regs. 1, 10(22)

F3 Word in Sch. 1ZA para. 8(3)(c)(i) inserted (25.7.2014) by Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (c. 33), s. 148(5), Sch. 3 para. 16(b)(i); S.I. 2014/1819, art. 2(4)(b)

F4 Word in Sch. 1ZA para. 8(3)(c)(i) omitted (7.3.2016) by virtue of Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (c. 33), s. 148(5), Sch. 3 para. 16(b)(ii); S.I. 2015/490, art. 2(1)(b) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2015/492 (as amended by S.I. 2015/1660))

F5 Words in Sch. 1ZA para. 8(3)(c)(i) substituted (3.3.2015) by Pension Schemes Act 2015 (c. 8), s. 89(1)(a), Sch. 3 para. 13(a) (with s. 87)

F6 Words in Sch. 1ZA para. 8(3)(c)(ii) substituted (6.6.2013) by The Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (Contractual Scheme) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1388), regs. 1, 3(21) (with reg. 24)

F7 Sch. 1ZA para. 8(3)(e) inserted (3.3.2015) by Pension Schemes Act 2015 (c. 8), s. 89(1)(a), Sch. 3 para. 13(b) (with s. 87)

F8 Sch. 1ZA para. 8(3)(f)(g) inserted (26.10.2018) by The Financial Regulators Powers (Technical Standards etc.) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1115), regs. 1(2), 7(9)(a)

F9 Sch. 1ZA para. 8(3A) inserted (1.10.2018) by Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (c. 10), s. 37(5), Sch. 3 para. 21(2)(b); S.I. 2018/1029, reg. 2(q) (with Sch. para. 2)

F10 Words in Sch. 1ZA para. 8(4) inserted (3.3.2015) by Pension Schemes Act 2015 (c. 8), s. 89(1)(a), Sch. 3 para. 13(c) (with s. 87)

F11 Sch. 1ZA para. 8(5) inserted (1.11.2014) by Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (c. 33), s. 148(5), Sch. 8 para. 7(2); S.I. 2014/2458, art. 2(b)(bb)(ii)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 1ZA para. 8(2) modified (20.2.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Transitional Provisions) (Rules and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/161), arts. 1(1), 3(8)(a)(9)

C2 Sch. 1ZA para. 8(2) modified (26.7.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2014 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1881), arts. 1(2)(6), 64(6)