Article 4 Macro-prudential measures
For the purposes of section 9H(1) and 9L of the Bank of England Act 1998, the following measures (and any measures falling within a listed measure) are prescribed in relation to the PRA—
a measure to require UK banks and UK investment firms to hold sufficient Tier 1 capital to satisfy a minimum leverage ratio specified by the Financial Policy Committee;
a measure to secure that SRB institutions ordinarily hold sufficient Tier 1 capital to satisfy an SRB institution additional leverage ratio specified by the Financial Policy Committee;
a measure to secure that G-SIIs ordinarily hold sufficient Tier 1 capital to satisfy a G-SII additional leverage ratio specified by the Financial Policy Committee;
a measure to secure that UK banks and UK investment firms ordinarily hold sufficient Tier 1 capital to satisfy a countercyclical leverage ratio buffer specified by the Financial Policy Committee.
The Financial Policy Committee may also specify a minimum proportion of Common Equity Tier 1 capital that shall be held in relation to a measure specified in paragraph (1).
The Financial Policy Committee may include in a direction relating to the countercyclical leverage ratio buffer a method of calculating the countercyclical leverage ratio buffer by reference to the prevailing countercyclical capital buffer rates.