Article 1 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Providing Targeted Support) (Amendment) Order 2026.

(2)

This Order comes into force on 23rd February 2026 for the following purposes only—

(a)

enabling the FCA—

(i)

to make or approve rules;

(ii)

to give guidance;

(iii)

to give directions;

(b)

enabling applications for—

(i)

the grant of a permission under Part 4A (permission to carry on regulated activities) of the Act;

(ii)

the variation of a permission under Part 4A of the Act;

(iii)

approval under Part 5 (performance of regulated activities) of the Act;

to be made and determined in relation to the activity of providing targeted support;

(c)

enabling the FCA or the PRA to exercise any of its powers under Part 4A or Part 5 of the Act in relation to the activity of providing targeted support^f1; and

(d)

enabling the scheme operator —

(i)

to make rules;

(ii)

to give guidance.

(3)

This Order comes into force for all other purposes on 6th April 2026.

(4)

This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(5)

In this Order—

(a)

“the Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

(b)

“the Regulated Activities Order” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001^f2.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Providing targeted support is a specified kind of activity under article 55A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/544), as inserted by article 2(3) of this Order.
f2: S.I. 2001/544.