{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000/section-218A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000/section-218A.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/218A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "218A",
  "heading": "Regulators' power to require information",
  "text": "(1) Each regulator may make rules enabling that regulator to require authorised persons or recognised investment exchanges carrying on a regulated activity relating to a trading facility to—\n(a) provide information to the scheme manager on the request of that regulator or the scheme manager; or\n(b) provide information to that regulator, which may then be made available to the scheme manager by that regulator.\n(2) A requirement may be imposed only if the regulator thinks the information is of a kind that may be of use to the scheme manager in connection with functions in respect of the scheme.\n(3) A requirement under this section may apply—\n(a) to authorised persons generally or only to specified persons or classes of person;\n(aa) to recognised investment exchanges mentioned in subsection (1) generally or only to specified exchanges or classes of exchange;\n(b) to the provision of information at specified periods, in connection with specified events or in other ways.\n(4) In addition to requirements under this section, a notice under section 165 may relate to information or documents which the regulator thinks are reasonably required by the scheme manager in connection with the performance of functions in respect of the scheme; and section 165(4) is subject to this subsection.\n(5) Rules under subsection (1) shall be prepared, made and treated in the same way as (and may be combined with) the regulator's general rules.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 218A inserted (17.2.2009 for certain purposes and 21.2.2009 otherwise) by Banking Act 2009 (c. 1), ss. 176(1), 263(1)(2) (with s. 247); S.I. 2009/296, arts. 2, 3, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 218A(1) substituted (26.3.2015) by The Deposit Guarantee Scheme Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/486), regs. 1(2), 13(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 218A(1) inserted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes, 31.7.2017 for specified purposes, 3.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 2 para. 26(2) (with reg. 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in s. 218A(2) substituted (24.1.2013 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. 10 para. 12(3) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 218A(3)(aa) inserted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes, 31.7.2017 for specified purposes, 3.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 2 para. 26(3) (with reg. 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in s. 218A(4) substituted (24.1.2013 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. 10 para. 12(3) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Word in s. 218A(5) substituted (24.1.2013 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. 10 para. 12(4) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Word in s. 218A heading substituted (24.1.2013 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. 10 para. 12(5) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/section/218A",
    "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."
}