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LIST OF SECONDARY LEGISLATION UNDER THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT (FSMA) EXPECTED TO BE REQUIRED BEFORE N2



SCOPE
(Regulated Activities, Financial Promotion, Exempted Persons, Professional Bodies, etc)

Provision
Subject
Procedure
21 (5)


Financial Promotion: exclusion from restrictions

Affirmative Resolution (AR)


(These powers are likely to be exercised as a package in a Single Statutory Instrument)

21 (9) (a) & (b)



Financial Promotion: controlled activities

21 (10)



Financial Promotion: controlled investments

22 (1)


Regulated activities and investments

AR

38 (1)


Exempted Persons

AR

39 (1)


Exemption of Appointed Representatives

Negative Resolution (NR)

326 (1)



Designation of professional bodies

AR

327 (6)


'Sensitive' activities for professionals

AR

412 (2) (b) & (c)


Non-gaming contracts

NR
419 (1)


Specify circumstances when carrying on a regulated activity is/is not to be regarded as "by way of business".


AR


INFORMATION/ASSISTANCE
(Gateways, whistleblowing, register, service of notices, liaison with overseas regulators)

Provision
Subject Procedure

47 (1) and (3)
(b) & (c)


Prescribing kinds of overseas regulators at whose
request own initiative powers may be exercised, etc.

NR

183 (2)



Prescribe requirements as to consultation by
FSA in relation to notice of control

NR

188 (2)



Prescribe requirements as to consultation by
FSA in relation to notice of objection

NR

192 (a)


Change definitions of control: exemptions

NR

342 (5)


Whistleblowing

NR

343 (5)


Whistleblowing (person with close links)

NR

349 (1)


Gateways

NR

353 (1)

Prescribe persons/types of persons exempted
from restrictions on disclosure and prescribe kinds of information and functions involved.

NR

414 (1)


Service of notices.

NR

Sch 19
Part II § 19


Competition Gateways.

NR



REDRESS
(Private persons, rights of action, etc)

Provision Subject Procedure

20 (3)


Prescribe cases for actionable contraventions

NR

71 (2)


Prescribe cases where a non-private person may
bring an action for damages for breach of statutory duty

NR (These powers are likely to be exercised as a package in a single Statutory Instrument.)

71 (3)


Define "private person" re. actions for damages
for breach of statutory duty

150 (3)


Prescribe cases where a non-private person can
bring an action for damages for contravention of rules.

150 (5)


Define "private person" re. actions for damages
for contravention of rules.

202 (2)


Prescribe cases where contraventions actionable at
suit of person suffering loss.

NR



MARKET
(Market Abuse, Recognised Bodies)

Provision Subject Procedure

118 (3) (4)


Prescribe Markets to which Market Abuse
provisions apply and qualifying investments.

NR

286 (1)


Recognition requirements for Recognised
Investment Exchanges and Recognised Clearing Houses.

NR

286 (4)


Prescribe contracts which are market contracts.

NR



LISTING REGIME

Provision Subject Procedure

75 (3)


Prescribe types of companies whose
securities may not be considered for listing.

NR

79 (3)


Determine persons responsible for listing
particulars.

NR

87 (4)


Specify provisions which override listing
rules regarding timing and manner of publication of a non-listing prospectus.

NR

95


Subject regulating provisions and practices of competent authority to competition scrutiny regime.

NR

103 (1)


Prescribe meaning of "issuer".

NR

Sch 9 § 5 (2)


Prescribe meaning of "approved exchange".


NR

Sch 11 § 8 (2)



Prescribe meaning of "public authority".

NR

Sch 11 § 15 (9)



Specify kinds of investment relating to an exchange of shares.

NR

Sch 11 § 16 (3)
(4)


Prescribe meaning of "connected with", "group" and "relevant trustee".

NR

Sch 11 § 17 (1)


Specify provisions under which particulars or prospectus published to gain exemption for converted securities.

NR

Sch 11 § 17 (2)


Specify types of securities which may be
exempt as resulting from conversion of convertible securities.

NR

Sch 11 § 20 (2)


Prescribe types of adverts to which Euro-
securities exemption not applicable.

NR

Sch 11 § 21 (c)


Specify provisions under which a prospectus
has been issued to bring securities within same class exemption.

NR

Sch 11 § 22


Specify investments which constitute short
date securities.

NR

Sch 11 § 23 (1)



Specify kinds of investment constituting
Government and public securities.

NR

Sch 11 § 25


Specify meaning of "shares".

NR



  OFFENCES & TRIBUNAL

Provision Subject Procedure

168 (4) (b)


Prescribe regulations relating to money laundering
(see also 402).

NR

397 (9)& (10)


Specify activities and investments to which misleading statements offence applies.

NR

402 (1) (b)


Prescribe money laundering regulations under
which FSA may prosecute offences.

NR

132 (3)


Rules concerning conduct of proceedings before
the Tribunal (to be made by the Lord Chancellor).

NR

134 (1)


Legal assistance scheme (Regulations by Lord
Chancellor).

NR


MUTUALS

Provision

Subject Procedure
334 (1) & (2)


Transfer functions of Friendly Societies
Commission to FSA/HMT and provide for the Commission to cease to exist.

NR
335 (1) - (4)


Transfer to FSA/HMT functions of Chief
Registrar, Assistant Registrar for Scotland and Central Office and provide for these offices to cease to exist.

NR


336 (1 ) and (2)


Transfer to FSA/HMT functions of the Building
Societies Commission and provide for the Commission to cease to exist.

NR

337


Provide for Building Societies Investor
Protection Board to cease to exist.

NR


338 ( 1) and (2)


Provide for transfer to FSA/HMT of industrial
and provident society and credit union legislation functions.

NR

 

PASSPORTED INSTITUTIONS

Provision Subject Procedure

213 (10)
214 (5)
224 (4)


Prescribe categories of passporters who get a choice of whether or not to join the compensation scheme.

NR


Sch 3 § 13 (1) (b) (iii)


Prescribe information to be included in consent
notice to be given to FSA by home state regulator (establishment of a branch of an EEA firm).

NR


Sch 3 § 14 (1) (b)



Prescribe information to be included in consent NR notice to be given to FSA by home state regulator (provision of services by EEA firm).

 


Sch 3 § 17


Modify applicable provisions of Act in application
to EEA firm/activity.

NR

Sch 3 § 18


Provide procedure for EEA firm to give up Sch 3
authorisation and seek Part IV permission.

NR

Sch 3 § 22 (1), (2) & (3) (a)


Make provision for UK firms' exercise of EEA
rights.

NR

409 (1) (a) to (f)


To determine when firms in Gibraltar should be
able to passport into the UK.

NR



INSURANCE


Provision Subject Procedure

108 (1)


Requirements on applicants for transfer of business scheme (also banking).

NR

117 (a) & (b)


Power to make exemptions from Part VII

NR

142 (1)


Supplement Asset Identification rules for parents
of insurance companies.

NR

142 (4)



Make mortgages or charges created in breach of
asset identification rules void.

NR

215 (6)


compensation scheme and insolvency rules

NR

323


Transfer of business done at Lloyd's

NR

355


Definition of insurer

NR

372 (9) (a)-(c)


Prescribe provisions concerning setting
aside of demands for payment of debts.

NR

378 (1)


Treatments of assets on winding up.

NR

379 (1)


Winding up rules for insurers.

NR

424 (2)


Define "policy" and "policyholder"

NR

424 (3)


Determine law applicable to insurance contracts.

NR

Sch 6 § 8


Specify additional threshold conditions for 3rd country insurers.

NR


COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES (CIS)

Provision Subject Procedure

235 (5)


Specify which arrangements do not amount to CISs.

NR

236 (4)


Specify which redemption or repurchases of
shares in non-EEA states are to be ignored in satisfying investment condition of an OEIC.

NR

238 (6) (7)


Allow authorised persons to promote unauthorised schemes abroad.

NR

262 (1) (a) & (b)


Facilitate running of CISs by OEICs; regulating OEICs.

AR

264 (1) (a)


Set out requirements for recognition of overseas
schemes and documents required.

NR

264 (3) (c)


Prescribe information required in a notification.

NR

270 1(a)


Designate countries and classes of scheme in
which CISs are deemed to be recognised schemes.

NR

284 (2)


Prescribe the other schemes and persons who may
be investigated as part of an investigation into an authorised unit trust scheme.

NR

 

TRANSITIONALS, ETC

Provision Subject Procedure

416 (4)


Transitionals and Savings for certain repeals.

NR

426 (1)


Orders for incidental, consequential, transitional supplemental provisions.

NR

431 (2)


Commencement orders.

No Parliamentary Approval

Sch 21 § 1(5) and 2(4)


Transitional arrangements for SROs.

NR

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