# The Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-prudential Measures) (No.2) Order 2015, Article 4: Macro-prudential measures


(1) 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) 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;
(b) 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;
(c) 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;
(d) 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.
(2) 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).
(3) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111129371/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-bank-of-england-act-1998-macro-prudential-measures-no2-order-2015/article-4
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