{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000/section-63ZB",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000/section-63ZB.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/63ZB",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "63ZB",
  "heading": "Variation of senior manager's approval on initiative of regulator",
  "text": "(1) The FCA may vary an approval under section 59 given by the FCA or the PRA for the performance of a designated senior management function in relation to the carrying on of a regulated activity by an authorised person if the FCA considers that it is desirable to do so in order to advance one or more of its operational objectives.\n(2) The PRA may vary an approval under section 59 for the performance of a designated senior management function in relation to the carrying on of a regulated activity by an authorised person if—\n(a) either—\n(i) the PRA gave the approval, or\n(ii) the FCA gave the approval and the ... authorised person is a PRA-authorised person, and\n(b) the PRA considers that it is desirable to do so in order to advance any of its objectives.\n(3) A regulator may vary an approval by—\n(a) imposing a condition,\n(b) varying a condition,\n(c) removing a condition, ...\n(d) where the approval has effect for an unlimited period, limiting the period for which the approval is to have effect , or\n(e) where the approval has effect for a limited period, varying that period or removing the limit on the period for which the approval is to have effect.\n(4) Before one regulator varies an approval given by the other regulator, it must consult the other regulator.\n(4A) Before one regulator varies an approval which was last varied by the other regulator, it must consult the other regulator.\n(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 63ZA-63ZC inserted (7.3.2016) by Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (c. 33), ss. 26, 148(5); S.I. 2015/490, art. 2(1)(c) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2015/492 (as amended by S.I. 2015/1660))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 63ZB(1) substituted (13.9.2018 for specified purposes, 10.12.2018 for specified purposes, 18.7.2019 for specified purposes, 9.8.2019 for specified purposes, 9.12.2019 for specified purposes, 7.12.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (c. 14), s. 41(3), Sch. 4 para. 10(2); S.I. 2018/990, reg. 2(1)(2)(3) (with regs. 3-6); S.I. 2019/1136, reg. 2(2)(3)(4)(5) (with regs. 3-5, 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in s. 63ZB(2) substituted (13.9.2018 for specified purposes, 10.12.2018 for specified purposes, 18.7.2019 for specified purposes, 9.8.2019 for specified purposes, 9.12.2019 for specified purposes, 7.12.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (c. 14), s. 41(3), Sch. 4 para. 10(3)(a); S.I. 2018/990, reg. 2(1)(2)(3) (with regs. 3-6); S.I. 2019/1136, reg. 2(2)(3)(4)(5) (with regs. 3-5, 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in s. 63ZB(2)(a)(ii) omitted (13.9.2018 for specified purposes, 10.12.2018 for specified purposes, 18.7.2019 for specified purposes, 9.8.2019 for specified purposes, 9.12.2019 for specified purposes, 7.12.2020 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (c. 14), s. 41(3), Sch. 4 para. 10(3)(b); S.I. 2018/990, reg. 2(1)(2)(3) (with regs. 3-6); S.I. 2019/1136, reg. 2(2)(3)(4)(5) (with regs. 3-5, 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in s. 63ZB(3)(c) omitted (6.7.2016) by virtue of Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (c. 14), ss. 23(4)(a), 41(3); S.I. 2016/627, reg. 2(1)(q)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 63ZB(3)(d) inserted (6.7.2016) by Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (c. 14), ss. 23(4)(b), 41(3); S.I. 2016/627, reg. 2(1)(q)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "S. 63ZB(3)(e) and word inserted (6.7.2016) by Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (c. 14), ss. 23(4)(c), 41(3); S.I. 2016/627, reg. 2(1)(q)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "S. 63ZB(4A) inserted (6.7.2016) by Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (c. 14), ss. 23(4)(d), 41(3); S.I. 2016/627, reg. 2(1)(q)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "S. 63ZB(5)(6) omitted (13.9.2018 for specified purposes, 10.12.2018 for specified purposes, 18.7.2019 for specified purposes, 9.8.2019 for specified purposes, 9.12.2019 for specified purposes, 7.12.2020 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (c. 14), s. 41(3), Sch. 4 para. 10(4); S.I. 2018/990, reg. 2(1)(2)(3) (with regs. 3-6); S.I. 2019/1136, reg. 2(2)(3)(4)(5) (with regs. 3-5, 7)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/section/63ZB",
    "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."
}