SCHEDULE

PART IV PERSONS EXEMPT IN RESPECT OF PARTICULAR REGULATED ACTIVITIES

F1Policyholder Advocates

51.

(1)

A person acting as a policyholder advocate is exempt from the general prohibition in respect of any regulated activity of the kind specified by article 25 or 53 of the Regulated Activities Order (arranging deals in investments or advising on investments) in so far as he carries on these activities in connection with, or for the purposes of, his role as policyholder advocate.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1), “policyholder advocate” means a person who is—

(a)

appointed by an insurer (“I”) to represent the interests of policyholders in negotiations with I about I’s proposals to redefine the rights and interests in any surplus assets arising in I’s with-profits fund; and

(b)

approved or nominated by the F2FCA to carry out that role.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (2), “with-profits fund” means a long-term insurance fund in which policyholders are eligible to participate in surplus assets of the fund.