Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 419
Financial Services And Markets
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 [F1(Qualifying Provisions)F1] Order 2013cross-notes
Made
26th February 2013
Laid before Parliament
27th February 2013
Coming into force
1st April 2013
M1,M2The Treasury, in the exercise of the powers conferred on them by the following sections of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 : 1A(6)(d); 1L(2)(b); 2A(6)(d); 39(4)(b); 66(2)(b), (2A)(b); 168(4)(k); 204A(2), (4); 293A; 296(1A), 297(2A)(c); 312E(2), (3); 380(6)(a), (9); 382(9)(a), (12); 384(7)(a), (10); and paragraph 23(2) of Schedule 1ZA, paragraph 31(2) of Schedule 1ZB and paragraphs 14(2)(d), 26(2)(c), 30(c) and 36(2)(b) of Schedule 17A to that Act make this Order.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000[F2 (Qualifying Provisions)F2] Order 2013 and comes into force on 1st April 2013.
(2) For the purposes of this Order—
“ the Act ” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ;
F3...
[F4 “ the EU Benchmarks Regulation 2016 ” means Regulation EU 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 ; F4]
[[F5,F6 “ the EU Prospectus Regulation ” means Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC ; F6,F5]]
“ the European market infrastructure regulation ” means Regulation (EU) 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories M3[F8 ;
“ EuSEF Regulation ” means Regulation ( EU ) No 346/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 April 2013 on European social entrepreneurship funds [F9 as amended by Regulation (EU) No 2017/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 on European venture capital funds and Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 on European social entrepreneurship funds F9] ;
“ EuVECA Regulation ” means Regulation ( EU ) No 345/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 April 2013 on European venture capital funds [F10 as amended by Regulation (EU) No 2017/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 on European venture capital funds and Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 on European social entrepreneurship funds F10,F8]] ;
[F11 “ markets in financial instruments regulation ” means Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 ; F11]
[F12 “MMF Regulation” means Regulation ( EU ) No 2017/1131 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14th June 2017 on Money Market Funds; F12]
[F13 “ PRIIPs regulation ” means Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products ; F13]
[F14recovery and resolution directive” means Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15th May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firmsF14] ;
[F15 “UK auctioning regulations” means the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Auctioning Regulations 2021 ; F15]
[F16 (3) Any reference in this Order to an EU Regulation, or part of an EU Regulation, is to be read as a reference to that EU Regulation, or that part of that EU Regulation, as amended from time to time.F16]
[F17 (4) In this Order a reference to any directly applicable regulation made under an EU directive (“the parent EU Directive”) is a reference to—
(a)any EU regulation, originally made under dfnthe parent EU Directive, which is retained direct EU legislation,
(b)any technical standards made in relation to dfnthe parent EU Directive in accordance with Chapter 2A of Part 9A of the Act, and
(c)any subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) which is made under a power substituted for a power of an EU entity to make a directly applicable regulation under dfnthe parent EU Directive by regulations made under section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
(5) [F18 Subject to paragraph (5A), in F18] this Order a reference to any directly applicable regulation (or EU regulation) made under an EU regulation (“the parent Regulation”) is a reference to—
(a)any EU regulation, originally made under the parent Regulation, which is retained direct EU legislation;
(b)technical standards made in relation to the parent Regulation in accordance with Chapter 2A of Part 9A of the Act, and
(c)any subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) which is made under a power substituted for a power of an EU entity to make a directly applicable regulation under the parent Regulation by regulations made under section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
(5A) In this Order a reference to any directly applicable regulation (or EU regulation) made under [F19 the PRIIPs regulation, F19] the markets in financial instruments regulation or the European market infrastructure regulation (“ the parent Regulation ”) is a reference to—
(a)any EU regulation, originally made under the parent Regulation, which is retained direct EU legislation;
(b)technical standards made in relation to the parent Regulation in accordance with Chapter 2A of Part 9A of the Act;
(c)any subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) which is made under a power substituted for a power of an EU entity to make a directly applicable regulation under the parent Regulation by regulations made under section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, and
(d)rules made under the parent Regulation.
(6) In this Order a reference to any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT Regulation is a reference to—
(a)any EU regulation, originally made under those Articles, which is retained direct EU legislation;
(b)technical standards made in relation to those Articles in accordance with Chapter 2A of Part 9A of the Act, and
(c)any subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) which is made under a power substituted for a power of an EU entity to make a directly applicable regulation under those Articles by regulations made under section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
(7) In articles 2(2)(m), 3(2)(p) and (3)(n), 5(2)(p) and (5)(o) and 6(2)(r) the reference to any directly applicable decision made under an EU regulation is a reference to—
(a)a decision made under that regulation which is retained direct EU legislation, and
(b)any subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) which is made under a power substituted for a power of an EU entity to make a directly applicable decision under that regulation by regulations made under section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.F17]
[F20Qualifying provisionsF20] : general
2.—(1) The instruments listed in paragraph (2) are specified[F21 qualifying provisionsF21] for the purposes of sections 1A(6)(d), 1L(2)(b), 39(4)(b), [F2266A(4)(b)F22] and 168(4)(k) of the Act.
(2) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F23 (aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;F23]
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the UCITS directive;
[F24 (ba)any directly applicable regulation made under the alternative investment fund managers directive;F24]
(c)the emission allowance auctioning regulation;
[F25 (ca)the UK auctioning regulations;F25]
(d)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(e)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F26 (f)the EuSEF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;
(g)the EuVECA Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF26] ;
[F27 (h)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF27] ;
F28(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F29 (j)the market abuse regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF29] ;
(k)[F30 the PRIIPs regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;F30]
[F31 (l)any directly applicable regulation made under the insurance distribution directiveF31] ;
[F32 (m)the MMF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation or decision made under that RegulationF32] ;
F33(n). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) The instruments listed in paragraph (4) are also specified[F34 qualifying provisionsF34] for the purposes of sections 1A(6)(d), 1L(2)(b) and 168(4)(k) of the Act.
(4) The instruments are—
(a)the short selling regulation;
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the short selling regulation;
[F35 (c)any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directive.F35]
[F36 (4A) The SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation are specified [F37 qualifying provisionsF37] for the purposes of sections 1A(6)(d), 1L(2)(b) and 168(4)(k) of the Act.F36]
(5) The instruments listed in paragraph (6) are specified[F38 qualifying provisionsF38] for the purposes of sections [F392AB(3)(d)F39] and [F4066B(4)(b)F40] of the Act.
(6) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F41 (aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;F41]
(b)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(c)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F42 (d)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF42] ;
[F43 (e)any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directiveF43] ;
F44(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(7) The instruments listed in paragraph (8) are specified[F45 qualifying provisionsF45] for the purposes of section 293A of the Act.
(8) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F46 (aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;F46]
(b)the emission allowance auctioning regulation;
[F47 (ba)the UK auctioning regulations;F47]
(c)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(d)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F48 (e)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF48] ;
[F49 (f)the market abuse regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF49] ;
[F50 (g)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation.F50]
[F51 (9) Directly applicable regulations made under the recovery and resolution directive are specified [F52 qualifying provisionsF52] for the purpose of sections [F53 66B(4)(b)F53] and 192K(1)(c) of the Act.F51]
[F54 (10) The market abuse regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation are specified [F52 qualifying provisionsF52] for the purposes of section [F55 66A(4)(b)F55] of the Act.F54]
[F56 (11) Directly applicable regulations made under the Solvency 2 Directive are specified [F52 qualifying provisionsF52] for the purposes of sections 2A(6)(d), 39(4)(b), 66B(4)(b) and 168(4)(k) of the Act.F56]
[F57 (12) The EU Benchmarks Regulation 2016 is a specified [F58 qualifying provisionF58] for the purpose of section 1A(6)(d) of the Act.
(13) The EU Benchmarks Regulation 2016 and any directly applicable regulation made under the EU Benchmarks Regulation 2016 is a specified [F59 qualifying provisionF59] for the purposes of sections 1L(2)(b), 39(4)(b), 66A(4)(b), 168(4)(k), 192K(1)(c) and 293A of the Act.F57]
[[F60,F61 (14) The EU Prospectus Regulation and any directly applicable measure made under that Regulation is a specified qualifying EU provision for the purpose of section 1A(6)(d) of the Act.F61,F60]]
[F62Qualifying provisionsF62] : disciplinary measures
3.—(1) The instruments listed in paragraph (2) are specified[F63 qualifying provisionsF63] for the purposes of section 204A(2) of the Act.
(2) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F64 (aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation [F65 , except for Title VIII (Provision of services and performance of activities by third-country firms following an equivalence determination with or without a branch) and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that titleF65] ;F64]
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the UCITS directive;
[F66 (ba)any directly applicable regulation made under the alternative investment fund managers directive;F66]
(c)the emission allowance auctioning regulation;
[F67 (ca)the UK auctioning regulations;F67]
(d)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(e)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F68 (f)the EuSEF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;
(g)the EuVECA Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF68] ;
[F69 (h)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF69] ;
[F70 (i)any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directiveF70] ;
F71(j). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F72 (k)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulationF72] ;
[F73 (l)any directly applicable regulation made under the Solvency 2 DirectiveF73][F74 ;
(m)[F75 the PRIIPs regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;F75]
[F76 (n)the EU Benchmarks Regulation 2016 and any directly applicable regulation made under the EU Benchmarks Regulation 2016F76] ;
[F77 (o)any directly applicable regulation made under the insurance distribution directiveF77] ;
[F78 (p)the MMF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation or decision made under that RegulationF78] ;
F79(q). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) The appropriate regulator for the purposes of each provision in Part 14 of the Act in relation to the [F80 qualifying provisionsF80] specified by paragraph (1) is—
(a)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by a directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive [F81 or the markets in financial instruments regulationF81] —
(i)if the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, either the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCA;
(b)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the emission allowance auctioning regulation [F82 , the UK auctioning regulationsF82] or any directly applicable regulation made under the UCITS directive [F83 or the alternative investment fund managers directiveF83] , the FCA;
(c)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the European market infrastructure regulation—
(i)if the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, either the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCA;
(d)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation, the FCA;
[F84 (e)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the EuSEF Regulation, the EuVECA Regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under either the EuSEF Regulation or the EuVECA Regulation, the FCAF84] ;
[F85 (f)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the CSD regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under the CSD regulation—
(i)if the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, either the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCAF85] ;
[F86 (g)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directive—
(i)if the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, either the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCAF86] ;
F87(h). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F88 (i)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the SFT regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation, the FCAF88] ;
[F89 (j)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by a directly applicable regulation made under the Solvency 2 Directive, the PRAF89] ;
(k)[F90 in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the PRIIPs regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation, the FCA;F90]
[F91 (l)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the EU Benchmarks Regulation 2016 or of any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation, the FCAF91] ;
[F92 (m)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by any directly applicable regulation made under the insurance distribution directive, the FCAF92] ;
[F93 (n)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the MMF Regulation or any directly applicable regulation or decision made under that Regulation, the FCAF93] ;
F94(o). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F74]
[F95Qualifying provisionsF95] etc.: recognised investment exchanges [F96, clearing houses and CSDsF96]
4.—(1) The instruments listed in paragraph (5) are specified directly applicable EU provisions for the purposes of section 296(1A) of the Act.
(2) The instruments listed in paragraph (3) are specified directly applicable EU provisions for the purposes of section 297(2A)(c) of the Act.
(3) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F97 (aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;F97]
(b)the emission allowance auctioning regulation;
[F98 (ba)the UK auctioning regulations;F98]
(c)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(d)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F99 (e)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF99] ;
[F100 (f)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation.F100]
(4) The instruments listed in paragraph (5) are specified[F101 qualifying provisionsF101] for the purposes of section 312E(2)(c) of the Act.
(5) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F102 (aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;F102]
(b)the emission allowance auctioning regulation;
[F103 (ba)the UK auctioning regulations;F103]
(c)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(d)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F104 (e)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF104] ;
[F105 (f)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation.F105]
(6) The instruments listed in paragraph (7) are specified[F106 qualifying provisionsF106] for the purposes of section 312E(3)(c) of the Act.
(7) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F107 (aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;F107]
(b)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(c)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F108 (d)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF108] ;
[F109 (e)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation.F109]
(8) The instruments listed in paragraph (9) are specified[F110 qualifying provisionsF110] for the purposes of paragraphs 14(2)(d) and 30(c) of Schedule 17A to the Act.
(9) The instruments are—
(a)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F111 (c)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation.F111]
[F112 (10) The market abuse regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation are specified [F113 qualifying provisionsF113] for the purposes of sections 296(1A) and 297(2A)(c) of the Act.F112]
[F114 (11) The SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation are specified [F113 qualifying provisionsF113] for the purposes of paragraph 14(2)(d) of Schedule 17A to the Act.F114]
[F115 (12) The EU Benchmarks Regulation 2016 or any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation are specified [F113 qualifying provisionsF113] for the purposes of sections 296(1A), 297(2A)(c) and 312E(2)(c).F115]
[F116Qualifying provisionsF116] : injunctions and restitution
5.—(1) The instruments listed in paragraph (2) are specified[F117 qualifying provisionsF117] for the purposes of sections 380(6)(a), 382(9)(a) and 384(7)(a) of the Act.
(2) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F118 (aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation [F119 , except for Title VIII (Provision of services and performance of activities by third-country firms following an equivalence determination with or without a branch) and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that titleF119] ;F118]
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the UCITS directive;
[F120 (ba)any directly applicable regulation made under the alternative investment fund managers directive;F120]
(c)the emission allowance auctioning regulation [F121, except for Article 38 (prohibition of insider dealing), Article 39 (other prohibited uses of inside information) and Article 41 (prohibition of market manipulation) of that regulationF121] ;
[F122 (ca)the UK auctioning regulations;F122]
(d)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(e)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F123 (f)the EuSEF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;
(g)the EuVECA Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF123] ;
[F124 (h)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF124] ;
[F125 (i)any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directiveF125] ;
F126(j). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F127 (k)the market abuse regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation, except for Article 14 (prohibition of insider dealing and of unlawful disclosure of inside information) and Article 15 (prohibition of market manipulation) of the market abuse regulationF127] ;
[F128 (l)any directly applicable regulation made under the Solvency 2 DirectiveF128] ;
(m)[F129 the PRIIPs regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;F129]
[F130 (n)the EU Benchmarks Regulation 2016 and any directly applicable measure made under that RegulationF130] ;
[F131 (o)any directly applicable regulation made under the insurance distribution directiveF131] ;
[F132 (p)the MMF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation or decision made under itF132] ;
F133(q). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[[F134,F135 (r)the EU Prospectus Regulation and any directly applicable measure made under that Regulation.F135,F134]]
(3) The instruments listed in paragraph (4) are also specified[F136 qualifying EU provisionsF136] for the purposes of section 380(6)(a) and 382(9)(a) of the Act.
(4) The instruments are—
(a)the short selling regulation;
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the short selling regulation.
[F137 (4A) The SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation are specified [F138 qualifying provisionsF138] for the purposes of section 380(6)(a) of the Act.F137]
(5) The appropriate regulator for the purposes of sections 380, 382 and 384 of the Act is—
(a)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by a directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive[F139 or the markets in financial instruments regulationF139] —
(i)if the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCA;
(b)in relation to a contravention of the emission allowance auctioning regulation [F140, the UK auctioning regulationsF140] or any directly applicable regulation made under the UCITS directive[F141 or the alternative investment fund managers directiveF141] , the FCA;
(c)in relation to a contravention of the European market infrastructure regulation—
(i)if the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCA;
(d)in relation to a contravention of any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation, the FCA;
(e)in relation to a contravention of the short selling regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under that regulation, the FCA;
[F142 (f)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the EuSEF Regulation, the EuVECA Regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under either the EuSEF Regulation or the EuVECA Regulation, the FCAF142] ;
[F143 (g)in relation to a contravention of the CSD regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under the CSD regulation—
(i)if the authorised person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCAF143] ;
[F144 (h)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directive—
(i)if the person concerned is a PRA-authorised person, or a parent undertaking of a PRA-authorised person, either the PRA or the FCA;
(ii)in any other case, the FCAF144] ;
F145(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F146 (j)in relation to a contravention of the market abuse regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation, the FCAF146] ;
[F147 (k)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by a directly applicable regulation made under the Solvency 2 Directive, the PRAF147] ;
(l)[F148 in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the PRIIPs regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation, the FCA;F148]
[F149 (m)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the EU Benchmarks Regulation 2016 or any directly applicable measure made under that Regulation, the FCAF149] ;
[F150 (n)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by any directly applicable regulation made under the insurance distribution directive, the FCAF150] ;
[F151 (o)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the MMF Regulation or any directly applicable regulation or decision made under that Regulation, the FCAF151] ;
F152(p). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[[F153,F154 (q)in relation to a contravention of a requirement imposed by the EU Prospectus Regulation or any directly applicable measure made under that Regulation, the FCA.F154,F153]]
[F155 (5A) The appropriate regulator for the purposes of section 380 of the Act, in relation to a contravention of the SFT regulation or any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation, is the FCA.F155]
(6) The specified[F156 qualifying provisionsF156] for the purposes of paragraph 26(2)(c) of Schedule 17A to the Act are—
(a)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F157 (c)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF157] ;
[F158 (d)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation.F158]
[F159 (7) In paragraphs (2)(n) and (5)(m) the reference to any directly applicable measure of the EU Benchmarks Regulation 2016 is a reference to—
(a)any measure, originally adopted under that regulation, which is retained direct EU legislation,
(b)technical standards made under that regulation in accordance with Chapter 2A of Part 9A of the Act, and
(c)any subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978) which is made under a power substituted for a power of an EU entity to adopt a measure under that regulation by regulations made under section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.F159]
[F160Qualifying provisionsF160] : fees
6.—(1) The instruments listed in paragraph (2) are specified[F161 qualifying provisionsF161] for the purposes of paragraph 23(2) of Schedule 1ZA to the Act [F162and regulation 206(1)(a) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019;F162]
(2) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the markets in financial instruments directive;
[F163 (aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;F163]
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the UCITS directive;
[F164 (ba)any directly applicable regulation made under the alternative investment fund managers directive;F164]
(c)the emission allowance auctioning regulation;
[F165 (ca)the UK auctioning regulations;F165]
(d)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(e)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
(f)the short selling regulation;
(g)any directly applicable regulation made under the short selling regulation;
[F166 (h)the EuSEF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;
(i)the EuVECA Regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF166] ;
[F167 (j)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF167] ;
[F168 (k)any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directiveF168] ;
F169(l). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F170 (m)the market abuse regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF170] ;
[F171 (n)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulationF171] ;
(o)[F172 the PRIIPs regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that Regulation;F172]
[F173 (p)the EU Benchmarks Regulation 2016 and any directly applicable regulation made under the EU Benchmarks Regulation 2016F173] ;
[F174 (q)any directly applicable regulation made under the insurance distribution directiveF174] ;
[F175 (r)the MMF Regulation and any directly applicable regulation or decision made under that RegulationF175] ;
F176(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[[F177,F178 (t)the EU Prospectus Regulation and any directly applicable measure made under that Regulation.F178,F177]]
(3) The instruments listed in paragraph (4) are specified[F179 qualifying provisionsF179] for the purposes of paragraph 31(2) of Schedule 1ZB to the Act [F180and regulation 206(1)(a) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019F180] .
(4) The instruments are—
(a)any directly applicable regulation made under the market in financial instruments directive;
[F181 (aa)the markets in financial instruments regulation and any directly applicable EU regulation made under that regulation;F181]
(b)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(c)any directly applicable regulation made under the European markets infrastructure regulation;
[F182 (d)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF182] ;
[F183 (e)any directly applicable regulation made under the recovery and resolution directiveF183] ;
[F184 (f)any directly applicable regulation made under the Solvency 2 DirectiveF184] ;
F185(g). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5) The instruments listed in paragraph (6) are specified[F186 qualifying provisionsF186] for the purposes paragraph 36(2)(b) of Schedule 17A to the Act [F187and regulation 206(1)(a) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019F187] .
(6) The instruments are—
(a)the European market infrastructure regulation;
(b)any directly applicable regulation made under the European market infrastructure regulation;
[F188 (c)the CSD regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under that RegulationF188] ;
[F189 (d)the SFT regulation and any directly applicable regulation made under Article 4(9) or 4(10) of the SFT regulation.F189]
Mark Lancaster
David Evennett
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury