# The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2016, Introduction: Introductory text


This draft Statutory Instrument supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before Parliament and published on 2nd February 2016 (ISBN 978-0-11-114325-4). It is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft Statutory Instrument.
Draft Order laid before Parliament under paragraphs 2 and 2A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972, section 429(3) and (4) of, and paragraph 26(2) of Schedule 2 to, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, and sections 6(10) and 161(4) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Financial Services And Markets
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Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Treasury are a government department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to financial services.
In the opinion of the Treasury, one of the effects of this Order is that an activity which is not a regulated activity, within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, will become a regulated activity.
A draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 2A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972, section 429(3) and (4) of, and paragraph 26(2) of Schedule 2 to, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and sections 6(10) and 161(4) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015.
The Treasury make this Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, sections 21(9), (10) and (15), 22(1) and (5), 38, 39 and 428(3) of, and paragraph 25 of Schedule 2 to, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and sections 5(3) and 161(2)(d) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111143971/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-financial-services-and-markets-act-2000-regulated-activities-amendment-order-2016/introduction
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