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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2013 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 11 September 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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This Order specifies additional activities which are to be treated as “regulated activities” for the purposes of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c.8) (“the Act”). The effect of this is that a person who carries on such an activity in the United Kingdom must be authorised under the Act to carry out the activities or an exempt person (see section 19 of the Act).
Part 2 of the Order specifies the new regulated activities. These are credit broking, operating an electronic system in relation to lending, debt adjusting, debt-counselling, debt-collecting, debt administration, entering into etc. a regulated credit agreement, entering into etc. a regulated consumer hire agreement, providing credit information services and providing credit references.
Part 3 of the Order amends the Act in connection with the new regulated activities provided for in Part 2. Part 3 also contains transitional provisions relating to those amendments. Part 3 also sets out requirements relating to information which certain persons who are not authorised persons who carry on credit broking must comply with.
Part 4 of the Order amends secondary legislation made under the Act.
Part 5 of the Order amends the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c.39) (“the 1974 Act”). In particular, Part 5 of the Order repeals the provisions of the 1974 Act which relate to the licensing of consumer credit activities under the 1974 Act.
Part 6 of the Order amends secondary legislation made under the 1974 Act.
Part 7 of the Order introduces the Schedule to the Order which makes consequential amendments to other legislation and related transitional provision.
Part 8 contains transitional provisions.
Article 12 of this Order implements article 21 of Directive 2008/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Council Directive 87/102/EC.
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