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Paragraph 11

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Regulations may require, or permit the Regulator to require, an authorised person to take out a policy of professional indemnity insurance in respect of his actions in the course of providing or purporting to provide regulated claims management services.

(2)

Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may, in particular—

(a)

make provision about the level or nature of insurance cover to be provided by the policy;

(b)

include provision about failure to comply (which may, in particular, provide for compliance to be treated as a condition of authorisations or enable the Regulator F1to require the payment of a penalty by an authorised person or to impose conditions on, suspend or cancel authorisations).

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F1

Words in Sch. para. 11(2)(b) inserted (21.3.2014) by Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (c. 33), ss. 139(5), 148(3); S.I. 2014/772, art. 2