Notice of proposed alteration or change of trustee of unit trust schemeU.K.
40.—(1) Where—
(a)notice has been given under section 82(1) of the Financial Services Act of a proposed alteration to a scheme or of the proposed replacement of a trustee;
(b)the Authority has not given either its approval to the proposal or notice that the proposal is not approved under section 82(3) of that Act;
(c)the period of one month has not elapsed since the date on which the notice was given; and
(d)the scheme is the subject of an authorisation order having effect after commencement, by virtue of article 65(1) of the Authorised Persons Order, as an order under section 243(1),
the notice has effect after commencement as a notice given in accordance with section 251(1).
(2) Where a notice of a proposal involving a change to the trust deed has effect as described in paragraph (1), the Authority may require the manager of the scheme to provide a certificate complying with section 251(2).
(3) A notice of proposal having effect under paragraph (1) is treated for the purposes of section 252(3) as having been given on the date on which it was given for the purposes of section 82(3) of the Financial Services Act.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 40 in force at 1.12.2001, see art. 1(2)