PART 3Transitional provisions

CHAPTER 2Authorisation and regulation of 2006 Act authorised persons

Meaning of “relevant person”40

1

In this Chapter “relevant person” means a person who—

a

immediately before 1st April 2019, was a 2006 Act authorised person; and

b

on 1st April 2019, is treated, by virtue of article 80(5), as having a Part 4A permission to carry on a regulated claims management activity.

2

Where the conditions set out in paragraph (3) are met, the reference in paragraph (1)(a) to a 2006 Act authorised person includes a person (“P”) who received from the Regulator written notice given under regulation 47 of the 2006 Regulations of a decision to cancel P’s authorisation (“the cancellation decision”).

3

The conditions are that the cancellation decision had effect before 1st April 2019, and—

a

where, before 1st April 2019, P submitted notice of an appeal to the First-tier Tribunal under section 13 of the 2006 Act with respect to the cancellation decision, the appeal—

i

has not been determined; or

ii

has been determined by a remittal of the cancellation decision to the Regulator under section 13(3)(e) of the 2006 Act but a further decision by the Regulator in relation to the cancellation decision has not been taken; or

b

where, before 1st April 2019, P did not submit such notice of appeal, the period within which an appeal may be made has not ended on that date.