2001 No. 3538 (C. 115)
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2001
Made
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 431(2) and 428(3) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 20001 (“the Act”), hereby make the following Order:
Citation1
This Order may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2001.
Appointed day2
1
Except as otherwise provided by the following provisions of this article, 1st December 2001 (“the appointed day”) is the day appointed for the coming into force of all provisions of the Act, so far as not already in force.
2
Section 104 of the Act (control of business transfers) comes into force on the appointed day for the purpose of insurance business transfer schemes only.
3
Subsections (1) and (2) of section 347 of the Act (record of authorised persons etc.) come into force—
a
for the purpose of requiring the Authority to maintain a record of persons who appear to the Authority to be authorised persons who were, immediately before the appointed day, authorised under the Financial Services Act 19862 by virtue of holding a certificate issued for the purposes of Part I of that Act by a recognised professional body (within the meaning of that Act), on 1st August 2002;
b
for the purpose of requiring the Authority to maintain a record of persons who appear to the Authority to be authorised persons who are EEA firms or Treaty firms, on 1st May 2002;
c
for the purpose of requiring the Authority to maintain a record of approved persons, on 1st December 2002; and
d
for the purpose of enabling the Authority to maintain a record of any of the persons specified by sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of this paragraph, on the appointed day.
4
The day appointed for the coming into force of—
a
section 416(3)(b) of the Act (winding up of the Policyholders Protection Board) is 2nd March 2002; and
b
section 416(3)(c) of the Act (winding up of the Deposit Protection Board) is 2nd March 2002.
5
The day appointed for the coming into force of—
a
Part V of Schedule 18 to the Act (credit unions), and
b
the repeal of provisions of the Credit Unions Act 19793 made by Schedule 22 to the Act,
is 2nd July 2002.
(This note is not part of the Order)
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No |
|---|---|---|
ss. 22, 38, 41(1), 79(3), 86, 87(4), (5), 103, 118(3), (4), (10), 132(3), 134, 135, 137(6), 142 (except (5)), 144(4), (5), 145(5), 192(a), 215(6), (8), (9), 235 to 237, 239(1) to (3), 262, 286, 313, 326, 334(1), (2), 335, 336(1), (2), 337, 338(1), (2), 339, 342(5), 343(5), 351(7), 353, 397(9) to (14), 409, 414(1) to (3), 416(4), (5), 417, 419 to 423, 424(1), (2), 425 to 427, 429, Schedule 2, Schedule 9 (except for paragraph 7), Schedule 11, para. 6(2) of Schedule 12 and para. 9 of Schedule 13 | 25th February 2001 | |
ss. 20(3), 21, 39(1), 47(1), (3), 71(2), (3), 75(3), 108, 150(3) to (5), 168(4)(b), 183(2), 188(2), 202(2), 213(10), 214(5), 224(4), 238, 264(1), (3)(c), 270, 284(2), 327(6), 349, 402(1)(b), 412, 424(3), Schedule 3, paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 6, paragraph 19 of Part II of Schedule 19 (for the purposes of making regulations/orders) | 25th February 2001 | |
ss. 31(1)(b), 37, 111(2), 132(1), 132(4) (partially) | 25th February 2001 | |
ss. 416(1)(c) and (3)(a) | 30th April 2001 | |
ss. 432(3) and Schedule 22 (for the purpose of repealing the Insurance Brokers (Registration) Act 1977) | 30th April 2001 | |
ss. 1 to 11, 64, 65, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74(4), (5), 79 (so far as already not in force), 84, 87 (so far as not already in force), 88(1) to (3), 89(1), 93, 94, 96, 99, 100, 101, 102, 119 to 121, 124, 125, 138 to 141, 144 and 145 (so far as not already in force), 146, 147, 149, 152 to 164, 210 to 212, 213 to 217 (so far as not already in force), 218, 222, 225, 230, 234, 239 (so far as not already in force), 247, 248, 266, 278, 283(1), 299, 317, 319, 323, 324, 332, 340, 348, 349 (so far as not already in force), 350(3), (7), 351 (so far as not already in force), 380, 382, 395, 396, 398, 399, 400, 401, 403, 410, 414, 415, Schedule 1 (except paragraphs 7 and 8), Schedule 7, Schedule 8, Schedule 9 (so far as not already in force), Schedule 14, Schedule 17, Schedule 19 (so far as not already in force) | 18th June 2001 | |
ss. 59, 75(1), 77(1), (2), (4), 81(1), (5), 82(1), (5), (7), 98(1), 136, 143, 150, 226, 227, 229, 238, 293, 295, 322 and Schedule 3 (for the purpose of making rules) | 18th June 2001 | |
ss. 51, 60, 148, 182, 242, 274, 287, 288, 294, 316 and 318 (for the purposes of giving directions and/or imposing requirements) | 18th June 2001 | |
ss. 31(1)(b), 169, 223 and 352 (partially) | 18th June 2001 | |
paragraph 6 of Schedule 20 and s. 432(1) (partially) | 3rd July 2001 | |
paragraphs 6 and 7 of Schedule 1 (partially) | 19th July 2001 | |
ss. 355, 360, 372, 378 and 379 | 20th July 2001 | |
ss. 40, 41(2), (3), 48 to 52, 55, Part IX (so far as not already in force), 148, Part XI (so far as not already in force), 193, 200 to 202, 250, 254 to 256, 265 (except (3)), 271 (except (2)), 279 to 282, 287 to 289, 292(1), 294, 297, 302, 303, 307, 311, 312, 214, 315(3) to (5), 325(4), 328, 329, 330, 331, 350, 352 (so far as not already in force), 354, 387 to 394, 405 (except (1)(c), (d)), 407(1), (2), 413, 418, paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 1 (so far as not already in force), paragraph 1 of Schedule 4, paragraphs 1 to 9 (so far as not already in force) of Schedule 6, Schedule 13 (so far as not already in force), Schedule 15, paragraphs 1(b), 2(b), 3 and 7 (except sub-paragraph (3)(a)) of Schedule 20 | 3rd September 2001 | |
ss. 31(1)(c), 37, 42, 43, 44 to 47, 53, 54, 56 to 63, 194 to 197, 199, 242 to 246, 251 (except (4)(b)), 252, 257, 259 to 261, 264, 270, 272 to 277, 290, 292(2) to (5), 298, 305, 306, 310, 320(3), (4), 321, 408, 432(1), paragraphs 19 and 20 of Schedule 3, paragraphs 3 and 5 of Schedule 4 (partially) | 3rd September 2001 | |
s. 402 (partially) | 19th October 2001 |