Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 1170
Criminal Law, England And Wales
The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Deferred Prosecution Agreements) (Amendment of Specified Offences) Order 2018
Made
18th September 2018
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 31 of Schedule 17 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013( 1 ).
In accordance with section 58(4)(h) of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Deferred Prosecution Agreements) (Amendment of Specified Offences) Order 2018 and comes into force at the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which it is made.
Amendment of Part 2 of Schedule 17 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013
2. —(1)Part 2 of Schedule 17 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (offences in relation to which a deferred prosecution agreement may be entered into) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 22, omit sub-paragraph (e).
(3) After paragraph 26, insert—
“ 26ZA. An offence under any of the following sections of the Financial Services Act 2012 ( 2 ) —
(a) section 89 (misleading statements);
(b) section 90 (misleading impressions);
(c) section 91 (misleading statements etc. in relation to benchmarks). ” .
Lucy Frazer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
18th September 2018
2012 c. 21 . Sections 89 to 91 were amended by regulations 15(2) to (4) of S.I. 2016/680 .