The Bank of England, the European Central Bank or the central bank of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom

(a)Its functions as a monetary authority

(b)Its functions in relation to overseeing payment systems

A body (other than a central bank) in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom having (a) functions as a monetary authority or (b) responsibility for overseeing payments systems

Its functions as such

A recognised investment exchange (other than an overseas investment exchange)

Its functions as such

The body known as the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers

All of its functions

The Society of Lloyd’s

Its regulatory functions

The Director General of Fair Trading

(a)His functions under the Act

(b)His functions under any other enactment in so far as they relate to the supervision of:

(i)former authorised persons or persons who have carried on former regulated activities; or

(ii)persons carrying on, or who have carried on, regulated activities

The Competition Commission

(a)Its functions under the Act

(b)Its functions under any other enactment in so far as they relate to the supervision of:

(i)former authorised persons or persons who have carried on former regulated activities; or

(ii)persons carrying on, or who have carried on, regulated activities

An official receiver appointed under section 399 of the Insolvency Act 1986 M1, or an official receiver for Northern Ireland appointed under article 355 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 M2

His functions under enactments relating to insolvency, in so far as they relate to:

(i)former authorised persons or persons who have carried on former regulated activities; or

(ii)persons carrying on, or who have carried on, regulated activities

The scheme manager

Its functions under Part XV of the Act

A body responsible, in an EEA State other than the United Kingdom, for administering a deposit-guarantee scheme recognised in accordance with directive 94/19/ECM3, or an investor-compensation scheme recognised in accordance with Directive 97/9/ECM4

Its functions as such

A designated professional body within the meaning of Part XX of the Act

Its functions as such

A body which was, immediately before the coming into force of section 19 of the Act, a recognised professional body within the meaning of the Financial Services Act 1986 M5

Its functions as such under that Act or under the Act

A person appointed to make a report under section 166 of the Act

His functions as such

A person appointed to conduct an investigation under section 167 or section 168(3) or (5) of the Act

His functions as such

An auditor exercising functions conferred by or under the Act

Those functions

An auditor of an authorised person appointed under or as a result of an enactment (other than the Act)

His functions as such

An actuary exercising functions conferred by or under the Act

Those functions

A person appointed as an inspector under section 49 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 M6

His functions as such

A person appointed as an inspector under section 18 of the Credit Unions Act 1979 M7

His functions as such

A person appointed to make a report under section 52(5)(d) of the Building Societies Act 1986 M8

His functions as such

A person appointed as an investigator under section 55 of the Building Societies Act 1986 or as an inspector under section 56 of that Act M9

His functions as such

A person appointed to make a report under section 62(3)(d) of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 M10

His functions as such

A person appointed as an investigator under section 65 of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 M11 or as an inspector under 66 of that Act

His functions as such

A recognised supervisory body within the meaning of Part II of the Companies Act 1989 M12 or Part III of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 M13

(a)Its functions as such a body under that Part

(b)Its functions in relation to disciplinary proceedings against auditors

A qualifying body as defined by section 32 of the Companies Act 1989 M14

Its functions as such

The Institute of Actuaries or the Faculty of Actuaries

F1Their supervisory functions in relation to the exercise by an actuary of his professional duties, including the conduct of disciplinary proceedings and determining whether to institute or terminate such proceedings

A recognised professional body within the meaning of section 391 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or article 350 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

(a)Its functions as such a body under that Act or that Order

(b)Its functions in relation to disciplinary proceedings against insolvency practitioners

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland

(a)Its functions under Part V of the Companies (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (financial markets and insolvency) M15

(b)Its functions under Part XII of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

(c)Its functions under any other enactment in so far as they relate to the supervison of:

(i)former authorised persons or persons who have carried on former regulated activities; or

(ii)persons carrying on, or who have carried on, regulated activities

F2The Pensions Regulator

F3Its functions as such in so far as they relate to the supervision of:

(i)former authorised persons or persons who have carried on former regulated activities; or

(ii)persons carrying on, or who have carried on, regulated activities

The Charity Commissioners for England and Wales

Their functions under any enactment in so far as they relate to the supervision of:

(i)former authorised persons or persons who have carried on former regulated activities; or

(ii)persons carrying on, or who have carried on, regulated activities

The investigator appointed by the Authority in accordance with paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Act

His functions as such

F4A person appointed by the Treasury to hold an inquiry into matters relating to financial services (including an inquiry under section 15 of the Act), or an officer or member of staff of such an inquiry

His functions in carrying out the inquiry and reporting to the Treasury

F5An investment exchange which has its head office in an EEA State other than the United Kingdom, and which is recognised as an investment exchange under the law of that state

Its functions as a supervisor of financial markets

F6A person upon whom functions are conferred by or under Part 2, 3 or 4 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Those functions

F7A person authorised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 245B(1)(b) of the Companies Act 1985

His functions as such