Section 104F Power of Treasury to require the imposition of generally applicable requirementsF1

(1)

The Treasury may by regulations require the Payment Systems Regulator to exercise a power under this Part to impose a generally applicable requirement in relation to a specified activity or a specified description of person.

(2)

Regulations under this section may—

(a)

specify matters that the requirement must cover;

(b)

specify a period within which the requirement must be made.

(3)

But except so far as permitted by subsection (2), regulations under this section may not require the requirement to be imposed—

(a)

in a specified form or with specified content, or

(b)

to achieve or advance a specified outcome.

(4)

If no period is specified under subsection (2)(b) the requirement must be imposed as soon as reasonably practicable after the coming into force of the regulations.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Ss. 104A-104I inserted (29.8.2023 for specified purposes, 1.8.2024 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (c. 29), s. 86(3), Sch. 7 para. 7; S.I. 2023/779, reg. 4(ccc)(v); S.I. 2023/1382, reg. 11(c)