The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Transitional Provisions) (Partly Completed Procedures) Order 2001

Notice by the Director General of Fair Trading of intention to impose a prohibition etc. under the ISD Regulations or 2BCD RegulationsU.K.

24.—(1) Where, before commencement—

(a)the Director General of Fair Trading (“the Director”) has given a notice pursuant to paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 5 to the ISD Regulations or to the 2BCD Regulations of his intention to impose a prohibition;

(b)the appeal period (as defined for the purposes of that paragraph) has not expired; and

(c)no appeal has been lodged pursuant to section 41 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974(1) (as applied by paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to the ISD Regulations or the 2BCD Regulations),

the notice has effect as a notice under paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 16 that the Director proposes to impose a prohibition under section 203.

(2) Where a notice has effect as described in paragraph (1) the Director must, in considering whether to impose a prohibition under section 203, consider any representations made pursuant to paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 to the ISD Regulations or to the 2BCD Regulations (as the case may be).

(3) Where, before commencement—

(a)the Director has given a notice pursuant to paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 5 to the ISD Regulations or the 2BCD Regulations of his intention to impose or vary a restriction;

(b)the appeal period (as defined for the purposes of that paragraph) has not expired; and

(c)no appeal has been lodged pursuant to section 41 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (as applied by paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to the ISD Regulations or the 2BCD Regulations),

the notice has effect as a notice under paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 16 that the Director proposes to impose or vary a restriction (as the case may be) under section 204.

(4) Where a notice has effect as described in paragraph (3), the Director must, in considering whether to impose or vary a restriction under section 204, consider any representations made pursuant to paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 to the ISD Regulations or the 2BCD Regulations (as the case may be).

Commencement Information

I1Art. 24 in force at 1.12.2001, see art. 1(2)