Section 31 Authorised persons.I1 C1

United Kingdom

(1)

The following persons are authorised for the purposes of this Act—

(a)

a person who has a F1Part 4A permission to carry on one or more regulated activities;

F2(b)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3(c)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d)

a person who is otherwise authorised by a provision of, or made under, this Act.

(2)

In this Act “authorised person” means a person who is authorised for the purposes of this Act.

Annotations

F1: Words in s. 31(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2013) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), ss. 11(1), 122(3) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.
F2: S. 31(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The EEA Passport Rights (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1149), regs. 1(3), 2(2) (with reg. 4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: S. 31(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The EEA Passport Rights (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1149), regs. 1(3), 2(3) (with reg. 4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

C1: S. 31 applied (with modifications) (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Mutual Societies) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/496), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 4 (with Sch. 12)

I1: S. 31 wholly in force at 1.12.2001; s. 31 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 431(2); s. 31(1)(b) in force for specified purposes at 25.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/516, art. 2(c), Sch. Pt. 3; s. 31(1)(b) in force for specified purposes at 18.6.2001 by S.I. 2001/1820, art. 2, Sch.; s. 31(1)(c) in force for specified purposes at 3.9.2001 by S.I. 2001/2632, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. 2; s. 31 in force in so far as not already in force at 1.12.2001 by S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(1)