Section 325 FCA's general duty.F2I1
United Kingdom
The F1FCA must keep itself informed about—
the way in which designated professional bodies supervise and regulate the carrying on of exempt regulated activities by members of the professions in relation to which they are established;
the way in which such members are carrying on exempt regulated activities.
In this Part—
“exempt regulated activities” means regulated activities which may, as a result of this Part, be carried on by members of a profession which is supervised and regulated by a designated professional body without breaching the general prohibition; and
“members”, in relation to a profession, means persons who are entitled to practise the profession in question and, in practising it, are subject to the rules of the body designated in relation to that profession, whether or not they are members of that body.
The FCA must keep under review the desirability of exercising any of its powers under this Part.
Each designated professional body must co-operate with the FCA, by the sharing of information and in other ways, in order to enable the FCA to perform its functions under this Part.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Word in s. 325 substituted (1.4.2013) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 16 para. 1(a) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.
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Word in s. 325 heading substituted (1.4.2013) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 16 para. 1(b) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.
Commencement
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S. 325 wholly in force at 1.12.2001; s. 325 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 431(2); s. 325(4) in force at 3.9.2001 by S.I. 2001/2632, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. 2; s. 325 in force in so far as not already in force at 1.12.2001 by S.I. 2001/3538, art. 2(1)
Notes on Part XX
Modifications
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Pt. 20 modified (E.W.S.) by S.I. 2000/119, Sch. 4 para. 11 (as substituted (1.7.2009 in accordance with art. 1(1)(c) of S.I. 2009/1587) by S.I. 2009/1587, art. 3(11))