Article 83 Intervention measure not stayed before commencementI1

United Kingdom

(1)

This article applies where before commencement—

(a)

an intervention measure had been imposed on an authorised person (within the meaning of the Act) who was a member of a recognised self-regulating organisation immediately before commencement; and

(b)

no stay had been granted preventing the intervention measure from coming into effect at any time before commencement;

(c)

the measure has effect after commencement as a requirement imposed under section 43 or 196 of the Act by virtue of article 35 of the Authorised Persons Order; and

(d)

either—

(i)

the person on whom the measure was imposed has exercised a right to appeal in respect of the imposition of that measure but that appeal has not been determined before commencement; or

(ii)

the period (if any) set by the rules of the organisation for the exercise of the right to appeal in respect of that measure has not expired and no appeal has been lodged in accordance with the rules of that body.

(2)

In a case where this article applies—

(a)

any appeal proceedings in train at commencement in respect of the measure lapse;

(b)

the person may refer the measure having effect by virtue of article 35 of the Authorised Persons Order to the Tribunal under section 55(2).

(3)

Where the imposition of an intervention measure is referred to the Tribunal under paragraph (2), section 133 and the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal Rules 2001 apply to the reference as if the notice by which the intervention measure was imposed before commencement were a supervisory notice.

(4)

For the purposes of paragraph (1) a right to appeal means—

(a)

in respect of an intervention measure imposed by IMRO, a right under rule 2.3(5) of Chapter VIII of the IMRO rules to appeal to the Appeal Tribunal constituted in accordance with Section 7 of that Chapter;

(b)

in respect of an intervention measure imposed by the PIA, a right—

(i)

under Rule 9.4(2) or 9.7.1(1) of the PIA rules to refer the matter to the Membership and Disciplinary Tribunal; or

(ii)

under Rules 9.7.2(2) and 11.2.1(2) to refer the matter from the Membership and Disciplinary Tribunal to the PIA Appeals Commissioner;

(c)

in respect of an intervention measure imposed by the SFA, a right under rule 7–20 of the SFA Rules to refer the matter to the chairman or a deputy chairman of the Tribunal Panel in accordance with that rule.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 83 in force at 1.12.2001, see art. 1(2)