[F1Information society servicesU.K.
72A.—(1) There is excluded from this Part any activity consisting of the provision of an information society service from an EEA State other than the United Kingdom.
(2) The exclusion in paragraph (1) does not apply to the activity of effecting or carrying out a contract of insurance as principal, where [F2the insurance falls within the scope of the Solvency 2 Directive.]
F3(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F3(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F4(3) The exclusion in paragraph (1) does not apply to an activity carried on by a person (“P”) if—
(a)the FCA has given a final notice to P under section 390 of the Act, as applied by regulation 11C of the Electronic Commerce Directive (Financial Services and Markets) Regulations 2002, in relation to that activity; and
(b)a determination made by that notice is in effect.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Art. 72A inserted (21.8.2002) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1776), arts. 1, 2
F2Words in art. 72A(2) inserted (1.1.2016) by The Solvency 2 Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/575), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 11(4)(b)
F3Art. 72A(2)(a)(b) omitted (1.1.2016) by virtue of The Solvency 2 Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/575), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 11(4)(a)
F4Art. 72A(3) inserted (24.3.2015) by The Electronic Commerce Directive (Financial Services and Markets) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/852), arts. 1(2), 3