# The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026, Introduction: Introductory text


This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2026/102 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 429(3) of, and paragraph 26(2)(a) of Schedule 2 to, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
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Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
The Treasury make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 21(5), (6), (9), (10) and (15), 22(1) and (5), 71K, 71M, and 428(3) of, and paragraph 25 of Schedule 2 to, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“the Act”).
In the opinion of the Treasury, one of the effects of these Regulations is that an activity which is not a regulated activity (within the meaning given by section 22 of the Act) will become a regulated activity.
In accordance with section 429(3) of, and paragraph 26(2)(a) of Schedule 2 to, the Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348287233/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-financial-services-and-markets-act-2000-cryptoassets-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2026/introduction
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