# The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013, Paragraph 188: The Credit Rating Agencies Regulations 2010

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The Credit Rating Agencies Regulations 2010 are amended as follows—
(a) in regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(i) omit the definition of “the Authority”;
(ii) after the definition of “ESMA” insert—
““the FCA” means the Financial Conduct Authority.”;
(b) before regulation 3 (designation of competent authority), in the heading for Part 2, for “The Authority” substitute “The Financial Conduct Authority”;
(c) in regulation 3 (designation of competent authority), for “The Authority” substitute “The FCA”;
(d) in regulation 5 (disclosure of confidential information)—
(i) for “Authority etc” substitute “FCA, PRA etc”,
(ii) for “Authority” substitute “FCA”;
(e) in regulation 6 (guidance), for “Authority” in each place it appears, substitute “FCA”;
(f) in regulation 7 (miscellaneous)—
(i) for “Authority” in each place it appears, substitute “FCA”;
(ii) for “Part 1 (general) and paragraphs 13 (status) and 19 (exemption from liability in damages) of Schedule 1” substitute “Part 1 (general) and paragraphs 16 (status) and 33 (exemption from liability in damages) of Schedule 1ZA”;
(g) in regulation 32 (records of telephone and data traffic: Article 23c(1)(e) of the EC Regulation)—
(i) in paragraph (2) for “Authority” substitute “FCA”;
(ii) in paragraph (3) for “Authority” substitute “FCA”;
(h) in regulation 33 (inspections: Article 23d of the EC Regulation), in each place it appears, for “Authority” substitute “FCA”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/472/schedule/2/paragraph/188 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-act-2012-consequential-amendments-and-transitional-provisions-order-2013/schedule-2/paragraph-188
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