{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000/section-282B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000/section-282B.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/282B",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "282B",
  "heading": "Public censure",
  "text": "(1) This section applies where the FCA considers that—\n(a) rules made under section 278 have been contravened,\n(b) the operator of a scheme recognised under section 272 has contravened section 277, 277A or 282A, or\n(c) the operator of a scheme recognised under section 272 has contravened a rule made, or a requirement imposed, under section 283.\n(2) The FCA may publish a statement to that effect.\n(3) Where the FCA proposes to publish a statement under subsection (2) in relation to a scheme or the operator of a scheme, it must give the operator a warning notice setting out the terms of the statement.\n(4) If the FCA decides to publish the statement—\n(a) it must give the operator, without delay, a decision notice setting out the terms of the statement, and\n(b) the operator may refer the matter to the Tribunal.\n(5) After a statement under subsection (2) is published, the FCA must send a copy of it to the operator and to any person to whom a copy of the decision notice was given under section 393(4).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 282A-282C inserted (23.2.2022) by Financial Services Act 2021 (c. 22), ss. 25(5), 49(5); S.I. 2022/163, reg. 2(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/section/282B",
    "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."
}