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[F2(1)If the competent authority considers that–
(a)in relation to a listed security, an issuer or applicant for listing; or
(b)in relation to a financial instrument–
(i)an issuer who has requested or approved the admission of the instrument to trading on a regulated market,
(ii)a person discharging managerial responsibilities within such an issuer, or
(iii)a person connected to such a person discharging managerial responsibilities, has contravened any provision of the Part 6 rules, it may impose on him a penalty of such amount as it considers appropriate.
[F3(1A)If the competent authority considers that—
(a)an issuer of transferable securities,
(b)a person offering transferable securities to the public or requesting their admission to trading on a regulated market,
(c)an applicant for the approval of a prospectus in relation to transferable securities,
(d)a person on whom a requirement has been imposed under section 87K or 87L, or
(e)any other person to whom a provision of the prospectus directive applies,
has contravened a provision of this Part or of prospectus rules, or a provision otherwise made in accordance with the prospectus directive or a requirement imposed on him under such a provision, it may impose on him a penalty of such amount as it considers appropriate.]
(2)If, in the case of a contravention [F4by a person] referred to in subsection (1)(a) [F5, (1)(b)(i) or (1A) (“P”)], the competent authority considers that [F6another person] who was at the material time a director of [F7P] was knowingly concerned in the contravention, it may impose upon him a penalty of such amount as it considers appropriate.]
(3)If the competent authority is entitled to impose a penalty on a person under this section in respect of a particular matter it may, instead of imposing a penalty on him in respect of that matter, publish a statement censuring him.
(4)Nothing in this section prevents the competent authority from taking any other steps which it has power to take under this Part.
(5)A penalty under this section is payable to the competent authority.
(6)The competent authority may not take action against a person under this section after the end of the period of two years beginning with the first day on which it knew of the contravention unless proceedings against that person, in respect of the contravention, were begun before the end of that period.
(7)For the purposes of subsection (6)—
(a)the competent authority is to be treated as knowing of a contravention if it has information from which the contravention can reasonably be inferred; and
(b)proceedings against a person in respect of a contravention are to be treated as begun when a warning notice is given to him under section 92.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 91 heading substituted (1.7.2005) by The Prospectus Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1433), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 7(4)
F2S. 91(1)(2) substituted (1.7.2005) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/381), regs. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 4
F3S. 91(1A) inserted (1.7.2005) by The Prospectus Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1433), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 7(2)
F4Words in s. 91(2) substituted (1.7.2005) by The Prospectus Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1433), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 7(3)(a)
F5Words in s. 91(2) substituted (1.7.2005) by The Prospectus Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1433), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 7(3)(b)
F6Words in s. 91(2) substituted (1.7.2005) by The Prospectus Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1433), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 7(3)(c)
F7Word in s. 91(2) substituted (1.7.2005) by The Prospectus Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1433), reg. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 7(3)(d)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 91(6)(7) applied (with modifications) (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/2957, arts. 1, 11(4)-(6); S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(1)
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