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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/1201 · Made 26 March 2001 · Extends to United Kingdom

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FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS

Made 26th March 2001

Coming into force In accordance with article 1

Whereas this Order is the first Order to be made, or to contain provisions made, under section 38 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000M1;

And whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 429(3) and (5) of that Act;

Now, therefore, the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 38 and 428(3) of that Act, hereby make the following Order:

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Marginal citations

M1

2000 c. 8.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Persons exempt in respect of any regulated activity other than insurance business
  4. 3APersons exempt in respect of any regulated activity
  5. 4Persons exempt in respect of accepting deposits
  6. 5Persons exempt in respect of particular regulated activities
  7. 5APersons exempt in respect of administering a benchmark
  8. 6Transitional exemption for credit unions
  9. Signature
  10. Schedule
  11. Part I: PERSONS EXEMPT IN RESPECT OF ANY REGULATED ACTIVITY OTHER THAN INSURANCE BUSINESS
  12. 1Paragraph 1
  13. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  14. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  15. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  16. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  17. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  18. 7Paragraph 7
  19. 8Paragraph 8
  20. 9Paragraph 9
  21. 10Paragraph 10
  22. 11Paragraph 11
  23. 12Paragraph 12
  24. 13Paragraph 13
  25. 14Paragraph 14
  26. 15Paragraph 15
  27. 15AParagraph 15A
  28. 15BParagraph 15B
  29. 15CParagraph 15C
  30. 15DParagraph 15D Repealed
  31. Part 1A: PERSONS EXEMPT IN RESPECT OF ANY REGULATED ACTIVITY
  32. 15EParagraph 15E
  33. 15FParagraph 15F
  34. 15GParagraph 15G
  35. 15HParagraph 15H
  36. 15IParagraph 15I
  37. 15JParagraph 15J
  38. 15KParagraph 15K
  39. 15LParagraph 15L
  40. 15MParagraph 15M
  41. 15NParagraph 15N
  42. 15OParagraph 15O
  43. 15PParagraph 15P
  44. Part II: PERSONS EXEMPT IN RESPECT OF ACCEPTING DEPOSITS
  45. 16Paragraph 16
  46. 17Paragraph 17
  47. 18Paragraph 18
  48. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  49. 20Paragraph 20
  50. 21Paragraph 21
  51. 22Paragraph 22
  52. 23Paragraph 23
  53. 24Paragraph 24
  54. 24AParagraph 24A Repealed
  55. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  56. Part III: PERSONS EXEMPT IN RESPECT OF ANY REGULATED ACTIVITY MENTIONED IN ARTICLE 5(1)
  57. 26Paragraph 26
  58. 27Paragraph 27
  59. 28Paragraph 28
  60. 29Paragraph 29
  61. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  62. 31Paragraph 31
  63. 32Paragraph 32
  64. 33Paragraph 33
  65. 33AParagraph 33A
  66. 34Paragraph 34
  67. 34AParagraph 34A
  68. 34BParagraph 34B
  69. 34CParagraph 34C
  70. 35Paragraph 35
  71. 36Paragraph 36 Repealed
  72. 37Paragraph 37 Repealed
  73. 38Paragraph 38
  74. 39Paragraph 39 Repealed
  75. Part IV: PERSONS EXEMPT IN RESPECT OF PARTICULAR REGULATED ACTIVITIES
  76. Enterprise schemes
  77. 40Paragraph 40
  78. Employee share schemes in electricity industry shares
  79. 41Paragraph 41
  80. Gas industry
  81. 42Paragraph 42
  82. Trade unions and employers’ associations
  83. 43Paragraph 43
  84. Charities
  85. 44Paragraph 44
  86. Schemes established under the Trustee Investments Act 1961
  87. 45Paragraph 45
  88. Former members of Lloyd’s
  89. 46Paragraph 46
  90. Local authorities
  91. 47Paragraph 47 Repealed
  92. Social housing
  93. 48Paragraph 48
  94. Electricity industry
  95. 49Paragraph 49
  96. Freight forwarders and storage firms
  97. 50Paragraph 50
  98. Policyholder Advocates
  99. 51Paragraph 51
  100. Official receivers etc.
  101. 52Paragraph 52
  102. Cycle to work
  103. 53Paragraph 53
  104. Tracing agents
  105. 54Paragraph 54
  106. Persons who carry on activities for the service of certain documents
  107. 54AParagraph 54A
  108. Persons exercising, or having the right to exercise, the rights of the person who provided credit under a regulated credit agreement
  109. 55Paragraph 55
  110. Persons exercising, or having the right to exercise, the rights of the person who provided credit under a regulated consumer hire agreement
  111. 56Paragraph 56
  112. Student Loans Company
  113. 57Paragraph 57
  114. Norges Bank
  115. 58Paragraph 58
  116. Explanatory note