# The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001, Article 72H: Insolvency practitioners

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

(1) There is excluded from the provisions listed in paragraph (2) any activity carried on by a person acting as an insolvency practitioner.
(2) The provisions are—
(za) any regulated activity specified by Chapter 2B (cryptoassets);
(a) article 14 (dealing in investments as principal);
(b) article 21 (dealing in investments as agent);
(c) article 25 (arranging deals in investments);
(d) article 25D (operating a multilateral trading facility);
(da) article 25DA (operating an organised trading facility);
(e) article 37 (managing investments);
(f) article 39A (assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance);
(g) article 39D (debt adjusting);
(h) article 39E (debt-counselling);
(i) article 39F (debt-collecting);
(j) article 39G (debt administration);
(k) article 40 (safeguarding and administering investments);
(l) article 45 (sending dematerialised instructions);
(m) article 51ZA (managing a UK UCITS);
(n) article 51ZB (acting as trustee or depositary of a UK UCITS);
(o) article 51ZC (managing an AIF);
(p) article 51ZD (acting as trustee or depositary of an AIF);
(q) article 51ZE (establishing etc. a collective investment scheme);
(r) article 52 (establishing etc. a pension scheme);
(s) article 53 (advising on investments);
(sza) article 55A (providing targeted support);
(sa) article 59(1A) (carrying out a funeral plan contract as provider);
(t) article 89A (providing credit information services).
(3) There is excluded from articles 39D, 39E and 89A any activity carried on by a person acting in reasonable contemplation of that person’s appointment as an insolvency practitioner.
(4) There is excluded from article 64 any agreement made by a person acting as an insolvency practitioner to carry on an activity of the kind excluded by paragraph (1).
(5) There is excluded from article 64 any agreement made by a person acting in reasonable contemplation of that person’s appointment as an insolvency practitioner to carry on an activity of the kind excluded by paragraph (3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/544/article/72H (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000-regulated-activities-order-2001/article-72H
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