# The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) Order 2001, Article 5A: Persons exempt in respect of administering a benchmark

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

Part 1 of the Schedule does not apply to the regulated activity specified in article 63S of the Regulated Activities Order (administering a benchmark). The persons exempt in respect of the regulated activity of administering a benchmark are those listed, or carrying out an activity listed, in Article 2(2) of Regulation EU 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1201/article/5A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000-exemption-order-2001/article-5A
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