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Companies Act 2006 (c. 46)U.K.

110U.K.The Companies Act 2006 is amended as follows.

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I1Sch. 18 para. 110 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

111U.K.In section 384 (companies excluded from small companies regime), in subsection (2)(c), for “Part 4” substitute “ Part 4A ”.

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I2Sch. 18 para. 111 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

112(1)Section 461 (permitted disclosure of information obtained under compulsory powers) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In subsection (3), for paragraph (e) and the “or” following it, substitute—

(e)the Financial Conduct Authority,

(ea)the Prudential Regulation Authority, or.

(3)In subsection (4)(g), for “Financial Services Authority” substitute “ Financial Conduct Authority or the Prudential Regulation Authority ”.

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I3Sch. 18 para. 112 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

113U.K.In section 467 (companies excluded from being treated as medium-sized), in subsection (1)(b)(i) and (2)(c), for “Part 4” substitute “ Part 4A ”.

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I4Sch. 18 para. 113 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

114U.K.In section 470 (power to apply provisions to banking partnerships), in subsection (2), for “Part 4” substitute “ Part 4A ”.

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I5Sch. 18 para. 114 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

115U.K.In section 474 (definitions), in subsection (1), in the definition of “e-money issuer”, for “Part 4” substitute “ Part 4A ”.

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I6Sch. 18 para. 115 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

116U.K.In section 539 (definitions), in subsection (1), in the definition of “e-money issuer”, for “Part 4” substitute “ Part 4A ”.

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I7Sch. 18 para. 116 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

117(1)Section 843 (realised profits and losses of long-term insurance business) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In subsection (2)(b), for “section 142(2)” substitute “ Part 9A ”.

(3)In subsection (6)(a), for “Part 10” substitute “ Part 9A ”.

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I8Sch. 18 para. 117 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

118U.K.In section 948 (restrictions on disclosure), in subsection (7)—

(a)for paragraph (a) substitute—

(a)the Financial Conduct Authority;

(aa)the Prudential Regulation Authority;

(ab)the Bank of England;, and

(b)in paragraph (c), for “Financial Services Authority” substitute “ Financial Conduct Authority or the Prudential Regulation Authority or similar to the regulatory functions of the Bank of England ”.

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I9Sch. 18 para. 118 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

119U.K.In section 950 (Panel on Takeovers and Mergers: duty of co-operation), in subsection (1)—

(a)for paragraph (a) substitute—

(a)the Financial Conduct Authority;

(aa)the Prudential Regulation Authority;

(ab)the Bank of England;, and

(b)in paragraph (c), for “Financial Services Authority” substitute “ Financial Conduct Authority or the Prudential Regulation Authority or similar to the regulatory functions of the Bank of England ”.

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I10Sch. 18 para. 119 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

120U.K.In section 995 (petition by Secretary of State), in subsection (1)—

(a)in paragraph (c), for “or the Financial Services Authority” substitute “ , the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority or the Bank of England ”, and

(b)in paragraph (d), for “or the Financial Services Authority” substitute “ , the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority or the Bank of England ”.

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I11Sch. 18 para. 120 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

121U.K.In section 1164 (meaning of “banking company” and “banking group”), in subsection (2), for “Part 4” substitute “ Part 4A ”.

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I12Sch. 18 para. 121 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

122U.K.In section 1165 (meaning of “insurance company” etc.), in subsection (2), for “Part 4” substitute “ Part 4A ”.

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I13Sch. 18 para. 122 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

123(1)Schedule 2 (specified persons and descriptions of disclosure for the purposes of section 948) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In Part 1, in section (A) (United Kingdom), for paragraph 5 substitute—

5The Financial Conduct Authority.

5AThe Prudential Regulation Authority.

(3)In Part 2, in section (A) (United Kingdom)—

(a)in paragraph 11, for “paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000” substitute “ section 84 of the Financial Services Act 2012 ”,

(b)in paragraph 12, for “section 15 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000” substitute “ section 69 of the Financial Services Act 2012 ”,

(c)in paragraph 37, for “Financial Services Authority” substitute “ Financial Conduct Authority or the Prudential Regulation Authority ”,

(d)in paragraph 49, for paragraph (a) substitute—

(a)a decision of the Financial Conduct Authority;

(aa)a decision of the Prudential Regulation Authority;.

(4)In Part 3, in paragraph 1(2), for “Financial Services Authority” substitute “ Financial Conduct Authority or the Prudential Regulation Authority or similar to the regulatory functions of the Bank of England ”.

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I14Sch. 18 para. 123 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

124(1)Schedule 11A (specified persons, description, disclosures etc. for the purposes of section 1224A) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In Part 1, for paragraph 5 substitute—

5The Financial Conduct Authority.

5AThe Prudential Regulation Authority.

(3)In Part 2—

(a)in paragraph 28, for “paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000” substitute “ section 84 of the Financial Services Act 2012 ”,

(b)in paragraph 29, for “section 15 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8)” substitute “ section 69 of the Financial Services Act 2012 ”,

(c)in paragraph 52, for “Financial Services Authority” substitute “ Financial Conduct Authority or the Prudential Regulation Authority ”, and

(d)in paragraph 71, for paragraph (a) substitute—

(a)a decision of the Financial Conduct Authority;

(aa)a decision of the Prudential Regulation Authority;.

Commencement Information

I15Sch. 18 para. 124 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

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