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5.—(1) Section 312A(2) of the Act applies to arrangements made on or before 31st October 2007, in the United Kingdom, by an EEA market operator to facilitate access to, or use of, a regulated market or multilateral trading facility operated by it as it applies to arrangements under section 312A(1).
(2) Section 312C(2) and (4) of the Act does not apply in relation to arrangements made by a recognised investment exchange on or before 31st October 2007 in the territory of another EEA State to facilitate access to, or use of, a regulated market or multilateral trading facility operated by it by persons established in that State.
6.—(1) Where the Authority has received a consent notice of the sort referred to in paragraph 13(1)(a) of Schedule 3 from the home state regulator of an EEA investment firm on or before 31st October 2007, paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 applies as if it had not been amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to these Regulations.
(2) In this regulation, “EEA investment firm” means an EEA firm falling within paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 3 (before its amendment by these Regulations).
6A.—(1) Where on or before 31st October 2007 an EEA investment firm has exercised an EEA right deriving from the investment services directive to establish a branch or to provide services in the United Kingdom, and the Authority has received in respect of that firm—
(a)a consent notice under paragraph 13(1)(a) of Schedule 3 or a regulator’s notice under paragraph 14(1)(b) of Schedule 3 in relation to an investment service specified in the first column in table 1 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations, or
(b)notice of change under regulation 4(4) or 5(3) of the EEA Passport Rights Regulations in relation to an investment service specified in the first column in table 1 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations,
that notice is on 1st November 2007 to be treated as having been given in relation to the investment service or activity specified in the second column of table 1 opposite that investment service.
(2) Where on or before 31st October 2007 an EEA investment firm has exercised an EEA right deriving from the investment services directive to establish a branch or to provide services in the United Kingdom, and the Authority has received in respect of that firm—
(a)a consent notice under paragraph 13(1)(a) of Schedule 3 or a regulator’s notice under paragraph 14(1)(b) of Schedule 3 in relation to a non-core service specified in the first column in table 2 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations, or
(b)notice of change under regulation 4(4) or 5(3) of the EEA Passport Rights Regulations in relation to a non-core service specified in the first column in table 2 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations,
that notice is on 1st November 2007 to be treated as having been given in relation to the ancillary service specified in the second column of table 2 opposite that non-core service.
(3) Where on or before 31st October 2007 an EEA investment firm has exercised an EEA right deriving from the investment services directive to establish a branch or to provide services in the United Kingdom, and the Authority has received in respect of that firm—
(a)a consent notice under paragraph 13(1)(a) of Schedule 3 or a regulator’s notice under paragraph 14(1)(b) of Schedule 3 in relation to the non-core service specified in paragraph 6 of Section C of the Annex to the investment services directive (investment advice concerning one or more of the instruments listed in Section B), or
(b)notice of change under regulation 4(4) or 5(3) of the EEA Passport Rights Regulations in relation to the non-core service specified in paragraph 6 of Section C of the Annex to the investment services directive,
that notice is on 1st November 2007 to be treated as having been given in relation to the investment service specified in paragraph 5 of Section A of Annex I to the markets in financial instruments directive (investment advice).
(4) Where on or before 31st October 2007 an EEA investment firm has exercised an EEA right deriving from the investment services directive to establish a branch or to provide services in the United Kingdom, and the Authority has received in respect of that firm—
(a)a consent notice under paragraph 13(1)(a) of Schedule 3 or a regulator’s notice under paragraph 14(1)(b) of Schedule 3 in relation to an instrument specified in the first column in table 3 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations, or
(b)notice of change under regulation 4(4) or 5(3) of the EEA Passport Rights Regulations in relation to an instrument specified in the first column in table 3 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations,
that notice is on 1st November 2007 to be treated as having been given in relation to the financial instrument specified in the second column of table 3 opposite that instrument.
(5) If this regulation conflicts with any law of an EEA investment firm’s home state, the law of the firm’s home state shall prevail.
(6) In this regulation—
“EEA investment firm” means an EEA firm falling within paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 3 (before its amendment by these Regulations);
“EEA right” has the meaning given in paragraph 7 of Schedule 3;
“home state” in relation to an EEA investment firm means the EEA State which is the firm’s home Member State for the purposes of the markets in financial instruments directive.]
Textual Amendments
7.—(1) Where—
(a)a UK investment firm on or before 31st October 2007 has given—
(i)notice of intention under paragraph 19(2) or 20(1) of Schedule 3 in relation to an investment service specified in the first column in table 1 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations, or
(ii)notice of change under regulation 11(3) or 12(2)(a) of the EEA Passport Rights Regulations in relation to an investment service specified in the first column in table 1 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations, or
(b)the Authority on or before 31st October 2007 has given—
(i)a consent notice under paragraph 19(4) of Schedule 3 or a notice referred to in paragraph 20(3) of Schedule 3 in relation to an investment service specified in the first column in table 1 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations, or
(ii)a notice referred to in regulation 11(5) of the EEA Passport Rights Regulations in relation to an investment service specified in the first column in table 1 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations,
it is on 1st November 2007 to be treated as having given that notice in relation to the investment service or activity specified in the second column of table 1 opposite that investment service.
(2) Where—
(a)a UK investment firm on or before 31st October 2007 has given—
(i)notice of intention under paragraph 19(2) or 20(1) of Schedule 3 in relation to a non-core service specified in the first column in table 2 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations, or
(ii)notice of change under regulation 11(3) or 12(2)(a) of the EEA Passport Rights Regulations in relation to a non-core service specified in the first column in table 2 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations, or
(b)the Authority on or before 31st October 2007 has given—
(i)a consent notice under paragraph 19(4) of Schedule 3 or a notice referred to in paragraph 20(3) of Schedule 3 in relation to a non-core service specified in the first column in table 2 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations, or
(ii)a notice referred to in regulation 11(5) of the EEA Passport Rights Regulations in relation to a non-core service specified in the first column in table 2 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations,
it is on 1st November 2007 to be treated as having given that notice in relation to the ancillary service specified in the second column of table 2 opposite that non-core service.
(3) Where—
(a)a UK investment firm on or before 31st October 2007 has given—
(i)notice of intention under paragraph 19(2) or 20(1) of Schedule 3 in relation to the non-core service specified in paragraph 6 of Section C of the Annex to the investment services directive (investment advice concerning one or more of the instruments listed in Section B), or
(ii)notice of change under regulation 11(3) or 12(2)(a) of the EEA Passport Rights Regulations in relation to the non-core service specified in paragraph 6 of Section C of the Annex to the investment services directive, or
(b)the Authority on or before 31st October 2007 has given—
(i)a consent notice under paragraph 19(4) of Schedule 3 or a notice referred to in paragraph 20(3) of Schedule 3 in relation to the non-core service specified in paragraph 6 of Section C of the Annex to the investment services directive, or
(ii)a notice referred to in regulation 11(5) of the EEA Passport Rights Regulations in relation to the non-core service specified in paragraph 6 of Section C of the Annex to the investment services directive,
it is on 1st November 2007 to be treated as having given that notice in relation to the investment service specified in paragraph 5 of Section A of Annex I to the markets in financial instruments directive (investment advice) F2....
(4) Where—
(a)a UK investment firm on or before 31st October 2007 has given—
(i)notice of intention under 19(2) or 20(1) of Schedule 3 in relation to an instrument specified in the first column in table 3 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations, or
(ii)notice of change under regulation 11(3) or 12(2)(a) of the EEA Passport Rights Regulations in relation to an instrument specified in the first column in table 3 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations, or
(b)the Authority on or before 31st October 2007 has given—
(i)a consent notice under paragraph 19(4) of Schedule 3 or a notice referred to in paragraph 20(3) of Schedule 3 in relation to an instrument specified in the first column in table 3 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations, or
(ii)a notice referred to in regulation 11(5) of the EEA Passport Rights Regulations in relation to an instrument specified in the first column in table 3 in Schedule 7 to these Regulations,
it is on 1st November 2007 to be treated as having given that notice in relation to the financial instrument specified in the second column of table 3 opposite that instrument.
(5) Nothing in this regulation gives a UK investment firm the right to carry on a regulated activity (or an activity which, if it were regarded as carried on in the United Kingdom, would be a regulated activity) which it would require Part IV permission to carry on but for which it does not have Part IV permission.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in reg. 7(3) omitted (1.11.2007) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2160), regs. 1(2)(c), 2(3)
7A.—(1) This regulation applies where a UK investment firm on or before 15th August 2007 has given—
(a)notice of intention under paragraph 19(2) or 20(1) of Schedule 3, or
(b)notice of change under regulation 11(3) or 12(2)(a) of the EEA Passport Rights Regulations,
in relation to the non-core service specified in paragraph 6 of Section C of the Annex to the investment services directive (investment advice concerning one or more of the instruments listed in Section B).
(2) The Authority may during the period starting on 1st September 2007 and ending on 31st October 2007 give notice to the UK investment firm’s host state regulator (within the meaning of paragraph 11 of Schedule 3) that from 1st November 2007 the firm will offer the ancillary service specified in paragraph 5 of Section B of Annex I to the markets in financial instruments directive (investment research and financial analysis).
(3) Regulation 11 or 12 of the EEA Passport Rights Regulations does not apply where the Authority has given a notice in accordance with paragraph (2).
(4) Where the UK investment firm concerned gave written notice to the Authority on or before 31st August 2007 to that effect, this regulation shall not apply to him.]
Textual Amendments
8. Where the Authority has given a consent notice under paragraph 19(4) of Schedule 3 in relation to a UK investment firm on or before 31st October 2007, paragraph 19(6) of that Schedule applies as if it had not been amended by paragraph 10(c) of Schedule 4 to these Regulations, and paragraph 19(7B) (inserted by paragraph 10(d) of Schedule 4 to these Regulations) does not apply.
9.—(1) A person—
(a)to whom section 39(1A) or 39A(1) of the Act (both inserted by these Regulations) applies,
(b)whose name appeared in the record maintained by the Authority under section 347(1)(i) of the Act immediately before 1st November 2007,
is deemed, with effect from 1st November 2007, to be included in the record maintained by the Authority under section 347(1)(ha) of the Act (inserted by paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 to these Regulations).
(2) Paragraph (1) does not prevent the Authority from removing an entry from the record in accordance with section 347(3).
9A.—(1) Except where paragraph (3) applies, an authorised person who immediately before 1st November 2007—
(a)is an investment firm within the meaning given in Article 4.1.1 of the markets in financial instruments directive,
(b)has his relevant office in the United Kingdom, and
(c)fulfils all the requirements set out in regulation 4C(3),
becomes an exempt investment firm with effect from that day as if he had applied as mentioned in regulation 4A(2) for a variation of his Part IV permission to permit him to carry on regulated activities as an exempt investment firm and the Authority had so varied the permission on that day.
(2) In paragraph (1) “relevant office” has the meaning given in regulation 4A(5).
(3) This paragraph applies—
(a)to an authorised person having a Part IV permission that, immediately before 1st November 2007—
(i)includes no requirement having the effect of prohibiting the person from holding clients’ funds, or
(ii)permits the person, in connection with the carrying on of regulated activities comprising any investment services and activities (excluding activities to which, by virtue of Article 2, the markets in financial instruments directive does not apply), to carry on the activity consisting of both the safeguarding of assets belonging to another and the administration of those assets; and
(b)to an authorised person who, before 1st November 2007, gives the Authority notice, in such form as the Authority may direct, that he does not wish to become an exempt investment firm.
(4) In paragraph (3)—
(a)“clients’ funds”, in sub-paragraph (a)(i), has the same meaning as in Article 3 of the markets in financial instruments directive, and
(b)sub-paragraph (a)(ii) is to be construed in accordance with section 22 of the Act, any relevant order made under that section and Schedule 2 to the Act.
(5) The variation of a person’s Part IV permission effected by paragraph (1) does not amount to the grant of an application for variation of a Part IV permission for the purpose of section 52(4) of the Act or to the determination of an application under Part IV for the purpose of section 55(1) of the Act.]
Textual Amendments
F4Reg. 9A inserted (1.4.2007 for specified purposes, 1.11.2007 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/763), regs. 1(2), 3
9B.—(1) Any person who immediately before 1st November 2007—
(a)had a Part IV permission to carry on an activity of the kind specified by article 14, 21 or 25 of the principal Order in relation to an investment of a particular kind; and
(b)operated an alternative trading system (within the meaning of the Alternative Trading Systems Instrument 2003 (2003/45) made by the Authority under the Act on 19th June 2003),
is, subject to regulation 9C, from 1st November 2007 to be treated as having a Part IV permission to carry on the kind of activity specified by article 25D of the principal Order (inserted by the 2006 Order) in relation to an investment of the same kind which is a financial instrument.
(2) Where the person concerned gave written notice to the Authority on or before 1st October 2007 to that effect, paragraph (1) shall not apply to him.
Textual Amendments
F5Regs. 9B-9D inserted (1.4.2007 for specified purposes, 1.11.2007 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/763), regs. 1(2), 4
9C.—(1) Any person who immediately before 1st November 2007—
(a)was an investment firm or a credit institution (in each case within the meaning of the principal Order as amended by the 2006 Order); and
(b)had a Part IV permission to carry on an activity of the kind specified by article 14, 21, 25, 37 or 53 of the principal Order in relation to an investment specified in the first column in the table in Schedule 8,
is from 1st November 2007 also to be treated as having a Part IV permission to carry on that kind of activity in relation to an investment specified in the second column of the table opposite that investment (in so far as he does not already have such permission).
(2) Where the person concerned gave written notice to the Authority on or before 1st October 2007 to that effect, paragraph (1) shall not apply to him.
Textual Amendments
F5Regs. 9B-9D inserted (1.4.2007 for specified purposes, 1.11.2007 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/763), regs. 1(2), 4
9D.—(1) Any person who immediately before 1st November 2007—
(a)was a management company (within the meaning of the principal Order as amended by the 2006 Order);
(b)was providing, in accordance with Article 5.3 of Council Directive 85/611/EEC of 20 December 1985 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities, the investment service specified in paragraph 4 or 5 of Section A, or the ancillary service specified in paragraph 1 of Section B, of Annex I to the markets in financial instruments directive; and
(c)had a Part IV permission to carry on an activity of the kind specified by article 14, 21, 25, 37, 40 or 53 of the principal Order in relation to an investment specified in the first column in the table in Schedule 8,
is from 1st November 2007 also to be treated as having a Part IV permission to carry on that kind of activity in relation to an investment specified in the second column of the table opposite that investment (in so far as he does not already have such permission).]
(2) Where the person concerned gave written notice to the Authority on or before 1st October 2007 to that effect, paragraph (1) shall not apply to him.
Textual Amendments
F5Regs. 9B-9D inserted (1.4.2007 for specified purposes, 1.11.2007 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/763), regs. 1(2), 4
9E.—(1) Any person who immediately before 1st November 2007 had a Part IV permission containing a limitation or requirement—
(a)in relation to the carrying on of any regulated activity except an activity mentioned in paragraph (2); and
(b)described by reference to a category of clients specified in the first column in the table in Schedule 9,
is from 1st November 2007 to be treated as having a Part IV permission to carry on that regulated activity subject to the same limitation or requirement described by reference to the category of clients specified in the second column of that table opposite.
(2) The activities are—
(a)an insurance mediation activity (within the meaning of paragraph 2(5) of Schedule 6 to the Act) carried on in relation to a contract of insurance (within the meaning of article 3(1) of the principal Order) which is not a life policy (within the meaning of the Glossary (Conduct of Business and Other Sourcebooks) Instrument 2007 (2007/32) made by the Authority under the Act on 24th May 2007); and
(b)activities of the kind specified in any of the following provisions of the principal Order—
(i)article 25A (arranging regulated mortgage contracts),
(ii)article 25B (arranging regulated home reversion plans),
(iii)article 25C (arranging regulated home purchase plans),
(iv)article 53A (advising on regulated mortgage contracts),
(v)article 53B (advising on regulated home reversion plans),
(vi)article 53C (advising on regulated home purchase plans),
(vii)article 61 (entering into and administering regulated mortgage contracts),
(viii)article 63B (entering into and administering regulated home reversion plans), and
(ix)article 63F (entering into and administering regulated home purchase plans).
(3) Where the person concerned gave written notice to the Authority on or before 1st October 2007 to that effect, paragraph (1) shall not apply to him.]
Textual Amendments
F6Reg. 9E inserted (15.8.2007 for specified purposes, 1.11.2007 for remaining purposes) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2160), regs. 1(2)(b)(c), 2(5)
10. In this Part—
[F7“the principal Order” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001;]
[F7“the 2006 Order” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2006;]
“ancillary service” has the meaning given in Article 4.1.3 of the markets in financial instruments directive;
“EEA Passport Rights Regulations” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (EEA Passport Rights) Regulations 2001 M1;
“EEA State” has the meaning given in paragraph 8 of Schedule 3;
“EEA market operator” has the meaning given in section 312D of the Act (inserted by these Regulations);
“financial instrument” has the meaning given in Article 4.1.17 of the markets in financial instruments directive;
“home state regulator” the meaning given in paragraph 9 of Schedule 3;
“instrument” (except in the expression “financial instrument”) means any of the instruments listed in Section B of the Annex to the investment services directive;
“investment service” (except in the expression “investment services and activities”) has the meaning given in Article 1.1 of the investment services directive;
“investment services and activities” has the meaning given in Article 4.1.2 of the markets in financial instruments directive;
“multilateral trading facility” has the meaning given in Article 4.1.15 of the markets in financial instruments directive;
“non-core service” means any of the services listed in Section C of the Annex to the investment services directive;
“recognised investment exchange” has the meaning given in section 285 of the Act;
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“regulated market” has the meaning given in Article 4.1.14 of the markets in financial instruments directive;
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“UK investment firm” means a UK firm (within the meaning of paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 M2)—
which is an investment firm (within the meaning of the investment services directive); and
whose EEA right derives from that directive.
Textual Amendments
F7Words in reg. 10 inserted (1.11.2007) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/763), regs. 1(2), 5
F8Words in reg. 10 omitted (1.11.2007) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/763), regs. 1(2), 2(3)
Marginal Citations
M2Paragraph 10 was amended by S.I. 2003/1473.
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