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Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

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(1)Before issuing a code under section 119, the Authority must publish a draft of the proposed code in the way appearing to the Authority to be best calculated to bring it to the attention of the public.

(2)The draft must be accompanied by—

(a)a cost benefit analysis; and

(b)notice that representations about the proposal may be made to the Authority within a specified time.

(3)Before issuing the proposed code, the Authority must have regard to any representations made to it in accordance with subsection (2)(b).

(4)If the Authority issues the proposed code it must publish an account, in general terms, of—

(a)the representations made to it in accordance with subsection (2)(b); and

(b)its response to them.

(5)If the code differs from the draft published under subsection (1) in a way which is, in the opinion of the Authority, significant—

(a)the Authority must (in addition to complying with subsection (4)) publish details of the difference; and

(b)those details must be accompanied by a cost benefit analysis.

(6)Subsections (1) to (5) do not apply if the Authority considers that there is an urgent need to publish the code.

(7)Neither subsection (2)(a) nor subsection (5)(b) applies if the Authority considers—

(a)that, making the appropriate comparison, there will be no increase in costs; or

(b)that, making that comparison, there will be an increase in costs but the increase will be of minimal significance.

(8)The Authority may charge a reasonable fee for providing a person with a copy of a draft published under subsection (1).

(9)This section also applies to a proposal to alter or replace a code.

(10)“Cost benefit analysis” means an estimate of the costs together with an analysis of the benefits that will arise—

(a)if the proposed code is issued; or

(b)if subsection (5)(b) applies, from the code that has been issued.

(11)“The appropriate comparison” means—

(a)in relation to subsection (2)(a), a comparison between the overall position if the code is issued and the overall position if it is not issued;

(b)in relation to subsection (5)(b), a comparison between the overall position after the issuing of the code and the overall position before it was issued.

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