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(1)An authorised person must not approve the content of a communication for the purposes of section 21 unless the person has permission to do so given by the FCA under this section.
(2)An authorised person who approves the content of a communication for the purposes of section 21 otherwise than in accordance with permission granted under this section is to be taken to have contravened a requirement imposed on the person by the FCA under this Act.
(3)Permission may be granted by the FCA under this section on the application of—
(a)an authorised person, or
(b)an applicant for Part 4A permission that has yet to be determined.
(4)The FCA may grant a person permission under this section—
(a)on the terms sought in the application (which may include the grant of permission to give approvals generally for the purposes of section 21), or
(b)subject to any other terms the FCA considers appropriate (which may in particular provide for the giving of permission in a narrower description of case than that sought in the application).
(5)Where the FCA grants permission to a person under this section, the FCA may vary or cancel the permission—
(a)on the application of the person to whom it was given, or
(b)of its own initiative,
and subsection (4)(b) applies to the variation of permission as it applies to its grant.
(6)If the FCA grants or varies permission under this section it must set out the terms on which the permission is given, described in such way as it considers appropriate.
(7)The FCA may refuse to grant an application for permission under this section, or for its variation or cancellation under subsection (5)(a), if it appears to the FCA that it is desirable to do so in order to advance one or more of its operational objectives.
(8)The FCA may vary or cancel a person’s permission under subsection (5)(b) if it appears to the FCA that—
(a)the person has failed, during a period of at least 12 months, to give, or to refuse to give, any approvals for the purposes of section 21 in accordance with the permission, or
(b)it is desirable to vary or cancel the permission in order to advance one or more of its operational objectives.
(9)The FCA must consult—
(a)the PRA before giving permission under this section to, or before varying or cancelling permission under this section given to—
(i)a person who is, or will on the granting of an application for Part 4A permission be, a PRA-authorised person, or
(ii)a person who is a member of a group which includes a PRA-authorised person;
(b)the Gibraltar regulator (within the meaning of Schedule 2A) before giving permission under this section to, or before varying or cancelling permission under this section given to, a Gibraltar-based person.
(10)Subsection (9)(b) does not apply in a case where the FCA varies or cancels permission of a Gibraltar-based person in exercise of its power under subsection (5)(b), but the FCA must inform the Gibraltar regulator in writing of the variation or cancellation.
(11)Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the giving of approval falls within an exemption conferred by regulations made under section 55NB.
(12)Nothing in this section limits any other power under this Act to impose requirements in relation to approvals given for the purposes of section 21 so far as those requirements are additional to the requirement imposed by subsection (1) of this section (but any such other requirement that is inconsistent with the requirement imposed by that subsection is of no effect to the extent of that inconsistency).]]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 4A substituted for ss. 40-55 (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), ss. 11(2), 122(3) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(b)(c), Sch. Pts. 2, 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.
F2Ss. 55NA, 55NB inserted (29.6.2023 for specified purposes, 6.9.2023 for specified purposes, 6.11.2023 for specified purposes, 7.2.2024 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (c. 29), ss. 20(3), 86(1)(c) (with s. 20(5)); S.I. 2023/936, reg. 2(1)(a)(b)(2)(a)(iii)(3)(4) (with reg. 3)
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