# Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, Section 71: Actions for damages.


(1) A contravention of section 56(6) or 59(1) or (2) is actionable at the suit of a private person who suffers loss as a result of the contravention, subject to the defences and other incidents applying to actions for breach of statutory duty.
(2) In prescribed cases, a contravention of that kind which would be actionable at the suit of a private person is actionable at the suit of a person who is not a private person, subject to the defences and other incidents applying to actions for breach of statutory duty.
(3) “Private person” has such meaning as may be prescribed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/8/section/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000/section-71
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