{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-act-2012/section-83",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-act-2012/section-83.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2012/21",
  "legislation_title": "Financial Services Act 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-act-2012",
  "path": "section/83",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "83",
  "heading": "Interpretation and supplementary provision",
  "text": "(1) In this Part—\n“authorised person” has the same meaning as in FSMA 2000;\n“collective investment scheme” has the same meaning as in FSMA 2000;\n“consumer” has the meaning given in section 1G of FSMA 2000;\n“listed securities” means anything which has been admitted to the official list under Part 6 of FSMA 2000;\n“PRA-authorised person” has the same meaning as in FSMA 2000;\n“recognised clearing house” has the same meaning as in FSMA 2000;\n“recognised CSD” has the same meaning as in FSMA 2000;\n“recognised investment exchange” has the same meaning as in FSMA 2000;\n“regulated activity” has the same meaning as in FSMA 2000;\n“regulator” means the FCA , the PRA or the Payment Systems Regulator.\n(2) A direction by the Treasury under this Part must be given in writing.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 83(1) inserted (1.3.2014) by Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (c. 33), ss. 106(8)(a), 148(5); S.I. 2014/377, art. 2(1)(a), Sch. Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 83(1) inserted (28.11.2017) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1064), reg. 1, Sch. para. 17(3) (with regs. 7(4), 9(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 83(1) inserted (1.3.2014) by Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (c. 33), ss. 105(4), 148(5); S.I. 2014/377, art. 2(1)(a), Sch. Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 83(1) substituted (1.3.2014) by Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (c. 33), ss. 106(8)(b), 148(5); S.I. 2014/377, art. 2(1)(a), Sch. Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 83 in force at 24.1.2013 by S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(a), Sch. Pt. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/21/section/83",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:08:36.918830+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}