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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000/schedule-1ZA/paragraph-26",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/8",
  "legislation_title": "Financial Services and Markets Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000",
  "path": "schedule/1ZA/paragraph/26",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "For the purposes of this Act anything done by an accredited financial investigator within the meaning of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 who—\n(a) is, or is acting as, an officer of, or member of the staff of, the FCA, or\n(b) is appointed by the FCA under section 97, 167 or 168 to conduct an investigation,\nis to be treated as done in the exercise or discharge of a function of the FCA.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Schs. 1ZA, 1ZB substituted for Sch. 1 (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 19.2.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(b)(c)(2), Sch. Pts. 2, 3, 4; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch."
    }
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    {
      "type": "inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2021/22",
      "affecting_title": "Financial Services Act 2021"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/schedule/1ZA/paragraph/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:21.899993+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}