PART 3 FCA powers in relation to persons publishing or contributing to benchmarks

32 Application of the FCA's rules etc. to persons with interim permission
1 The FCA may direct in writing that any relevant provision which would otherwise apply to a person by virtue of an interim permission is not to apply, or is to apply to that person as modified in the way specified in the direction.
2 Where the FCA makes a rule, gives guidance or issues a statement or code which applies only to persons with an interim permission (or only to a class of such persons), the following sections of the Act do not apply to that rule, guidance, statement or code—
(a) section 63D (statement of policy: procedure);
Section 61D was inserted by section 11 of the Financial Services Act 2010.
(b) section 138I (consultation by the FCA); and
Section 138I was inserted by section 24 of the Financial Services Act 2012 and amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 2015 (c. 8), section 33(4) of the Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016.
(c) subsection (3) of section 139A (power of the FCA to give guidance).
Section 139A was inserted by section 24 of the Financial Services Act 2012 and amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to the Pension Schemes Act 2015 and S.I. 2016/680.
3 For the purpose of paragraph (1), a “relevant provision” is any provision made as a result of the exercise by the FCA of any of its legislative functions mentioned in paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 1ZA to the Act (the FCA: arrangements for discharging functions).
Paragraph 8(3) was inserted by Schedule 3 to the Financial Services Act 2012 and amended by paragraph 16(b)(ii) of Schedule 3 to the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 and S.I. 2016/680.