# The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Providing Targeted Support) (Amendment) Order 2026, Paragraph 1: The Regulated Activities Order


(1) The Regulated Activities Order is amended as follows.
(2) In article 3(1) (interpretation), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “overseas person” after “53D,” insert “55A,”.
(3) In article 4 (specified activities: general), in paragraph (5)—
(a) in the definition of “insurance distribution”, after “53,” insert “55A,”;
(b) in the definition of “reinsurance distribution”, after “53,” insert “55A,”.
(4) In article 54B (pensions guidance given by Money and Pensions Service etc.), in paragraph (1), for “or 53D” substitute “, 53D or 55A”.
(5) In article 66 (trustees, nominees and personal representatives), in paragraph (6), for “and 53DA” substitute “, 53DA and 55A”.
(6) In article 67 (activities carried on in the course of a profession or non-investment business), in paragraph (1), for “and 53DA” substitute “, 53DA and 55A”.
(7) In article 68 (activities carried on in connection with the sale of goods or supply of services)—
(a) in paragraph (1), in the definition of “supplier”, for “and 53” substitute “, 53 and 55A”;
(b) in paragraph (3)(b)(ii), for “and 53” substitute “, 53 and 55A”;
(c) in paragraph (8), for “There is excluded from article 53 the giving of advice by a supplier” substitute “There is excluded from articles 53 and 55A the giving of advice or the provision of targeted support by a supplier”.
(8) In article 69 (groups and joint enterprises)—
(a) in paragraph (2)(b)(ii), for “and 53” substitute “, 53 and 55A”;
(b) in paragraph (9), for “There is excluded from article 53 the giving of advice by a person” substitute “There is excluded from articles 53 and 55A the giving of advice or the provision of targeted support by a person”.
(9) In article 70 (sale of a body corporate), in paragraph (6), for “There is excluded from article 53 the giving of advice” substitute “There is excluded from articles 53 and 55A the giving of advice or the provision of targeted support”.
(10) In article 72 (overseas persons), in paragraph (5), for “There is excluded from article 53 the giving of advice by an overseas person” substitute “There is excluded from articles 53 and 55A the giving of advice or the provision of targeted support by an overseas person”.
(11) In article 72AA (managers of UK UCITS and AIFs), in paragraph (2), after “paragraph (1)” insert “or the activity of the kind specified by article 55A”.
(12) In article 72B (providers of relevant goods or services), in paragraph (5), for “There is excluded from article 53 the giving of advice by a provider” substitute “There is excluded from articles 53 and 55A the giving of advice or the provision of targeted support by a provider”.
(13) In article 72D (large risks contracts where risk situated outside the United Kingdom), in paragraph (1), for “and 53” substitute “, 53 and 55A”.
(14) In article 72G (local authorities), in paragraph (2), for “and 53” substitute “, 53 and 55A”.
(15) In article 72H (insolvency practitioners), in paragraph (2), after sub-paragraph (s) insert—
“(sza) article 55A (providing targeted support);”.
(16) In article 89U (claims management activity conducted by an insurance intermediary), after “53” insert “, 55A”.
(17) In article 92 (interpretation), in the definition of “insurance distribution activity”, for “or 53,” substitute “, 53 or 55A,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/74/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000-regulated-activities-providing-targeted-support-amendment-order-2026/schedule/paragraph-1
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