{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-1989/section-170",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-1989/section-170.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1989/40",
  "legislation_title": "Companies Act 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-1989",
  "path": "section/170",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "170",
  "heading": "Certain overseas exchanges and clearing houses.",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State and the Treasury may by regulations provide that this Part applies in relation to contracts connected with an overseas investment exchange or overseas clearing house which—\n(a) is not a recognised investment exchange or recognised clearing house, but\n(b) is approved by the Treasury in accordance with such requirements as may be so specified,\nas it applies in relation to contracts connected with a recognised investment exchange or recognised clearing house.\n(2) The Treasury shall not approve an overseas investment exchange or clearing house unless they are satisfied—\n(a) that the rules and practices of the body, together with the law of the country in which the body’s head office is situated, provide adequate procedures for dealing with the default of persons party to contracts connected with the body, and\n(b) that it is otherwise appropriate to approve the body.\n(3) The reference in subsection (2)(a) to default is to a person being unable to meet his obligations.\n(4) The regulations may apply in relation to the approval of a body under this section such of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.\n(5) The Secretary of State may make regulations which, in relation to a body which is so approved—\n(a) apply such of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, and\n(b) provide that the provisions of this Part apply with such exceptions, additions and adaptations as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient;\nand different provision may be made with respect to different bodies or descriptions of body.\n(6) Where the regulations apply any provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, they may provide that those provisions apply with such exceptions, additions and adaptations as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 170(1) substituted (15.6.2009) by The Financial Markets and Insolvency Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/853), regs. 1(1), 2(11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 170(2) substituted (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 84(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 170(2) substituted (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 84(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 170(4)(5)(a)(6) substituted (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3649, arts. 1, 84(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 170-174: certain functions made exercisable (7.6.1992) jointly by the Secretary of State and the Treasury by S.I. 1992/1315, art. 4, Sch. 2 para. 7 (with art. 6)."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 170 partly in force; s. 170 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 215(1)(2); s. 170 in force for certain purposes at 25.3.1991 by S.I. 1991/488, art. 2(2)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/40/section/170",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:45:50.516840+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}