{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000/section-174",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000/section-174.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/8",
  "legislation_title": "Financial Services and Markets Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000",
  "path": "section/174",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "174",
  "heading": "Admissibility of statements made to investigators.",
  "text": "(1) A statement made to an investigator by a person in compliance with an information requirement is admissible in evidence in any proceedings, so long as it also complies with any requirements governing the admissibility of evidence in the circumstances in question.\n(2) But in criminal proceedings in which that person is charged with an offence to which this subsection applies or in proceedings in relation to action to be taken against that person under section 123 to which this subsection applies—\n(a) no evidence relating to the statement may be adduced, and\n(b) no question relating to it may be asked,\nby or on behalf of the prosecution or (as the case may be) a regulator, unless evidence relating to it is adduced, or a question relating to it is asked, in the proceedings by or on behalf of that person.\n(3) Subsection (2) applies to any offence other than one—\n(a) under section 177(4) or 398;\n(b) under section 5 of the Perjury Act 1911 (false statements made otherwise than on oath);\n(c) under section 44(2) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation)(Scotland) Act 1995 (false statements made otherwise than on oath); or\n(d) under Article 10 of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.\n(3A) Subsection (2) applies to proceedings in relation to action to be taken under section 123(2) or (3) against a person who may have contravened Article 14 (prohibition of insider dealing and of unlawful disclosure of inside information) or Article 15 (prohibition of market manipulation) of the market abuse regulation.\n(4) “Investigator” means a person appointed under section 167 or 168(3) or (5) , or a person appointed under section 169 who has the powers conferred by virtue of subsection (2A) of that section.\n(5) “Information requirement” means a requirement imposed by an investigator under section 171, 172, 173 or 175.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 174(2) inserted (3.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/680), regs. 1, 10(10)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 174(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 12 para. 12 (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 174(3A) inserted (3.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/680), regs. 1, 10(10)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 174(4) inserted (3.7.2016) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/680), regs. 1, 10(10)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1911 c. 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1995 c. 39."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "S.I. 1979/1714 (N.I. 19)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 174 applied (1.12.2001 for E.W.S. and 1.11.2004 for N.I) by S.I. 2001/1228, regs. 1(2)(c), 30(5) (with reg. 1(2)(3)); S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(1); S.R. 2004/335, regs. 1(1)(b), 30(5) (with reg. 1(2)) S. 174 applied (with modifications) (1.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3646, arts. 1(1), 2(4), 4(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 174 applied (with modifications) (7.6.2010) by The Credit Rating Agencies Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/906), reg. 16(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 174 applied (22.7.2013) by The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1773), regs. 1, 71(2)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 174 applied (20.4.2015 for specified purposes, 21.12.2015 for specified purposes, 21.3.2016 in so far as not already in force) by The Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/910), arts. 1(5), 23(2)(j) (with Pt. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "S. 174 applied (with modifications) (31.5.2021) by The Civil Liability Act 2018 (Financial Conduct Authority) (Whiplash) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/594), regs. 1, 2(4)(h)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Ss. 170-175 applied (8.6.2023 for specified purposes, 7.10.2023 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/612), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(j) (with art. 11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "S. 174 applied (with modifications) (14.1.2025 for specified purposes, 13.7.2026 in so far as not already in force) by The Short Selling Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/29), regs. 2(2)(3), 24, 25, Sch. 1 Pts. 1, 2; S.I. 2026/587, reg. 2(b)"
    }
  ],
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    "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."
}