Financial Services Act 1986 (Repealed)

119 Recognised self-regulating organisations, investment exchanges and clearing houses. U.K.

(1)The Secretary of State shall not make a recognition order in respect of a self-regulating organisation, investment exchange or clearing house unless he is satisfied that—

[F1(a)in the case of a self-regulating organisation, the rules and any guidance of which copies are furnished with the application for the order, together with any statements of principle, rules, regulations or codes of practice to which members of the organisation would be subject by virtue of Chapter V of this Part,

(b)in the case of an investment exchange, the rules and any guidance of which copies are furnished with the application for the order, together with any arrangements of which particulars are furnished with the application,

(c)in the case of a clearing house, the rules and any guidance of which copies are furnished with the application for the order,]

do not have, and are not intended or likely to have, to any significant extent the effect of restricting, distorting or preventing competition or, if they have or are intended or likely to have that effect to any significant extent, that the effect is not greater than is necessary for the protection of investors.

(2)The powers conferred by subsection (3) below shall be exercisable by the Secretary of State if at any time it appears to him that—

[F2(a)in the case of a self-regulating organisation—

(i)any rules made or guidance issued by the organisation,

(ii)any practices of the organisation, or

(iii)any practices of persons who are members of, or otherwise subject to the rules made by, the organisation,

together with any statements of principle, rules, regulations or codes of practice to which members of the organisation are subject by virtue of Chapter V of this Part,

(b)in the case of a recognised investment exchange—

(i)any rules made or guidance issued by the exchange,

(ii)any practices of the exchange, or

(iii)any practices of persons who are members of, or otherwise subject to the rules made by, the exchange,

(c)in the case of a recognised clearing house—

(i)any rules made or guidance issued by the clearing house,

(ii)any practices of the clearing house, or

(iii)any practices of persons who are members of, or otherwise subject to the rules made by, the clearing house,

or any clearing arrangements made by the clearing house,]

have, or are intended or likely to have, to a significant extent the effect of restricting, distorting or preventing competition and that that effect is greater than is necessary for the protection of investors.

(3)The powers exercisable under this subsection are—

(a)to revoke the recognition order of the organisation, exchange or clearing house;

(b)to direct it to take specified steps for the purpose of securing that [F3its rules, or the] guidance, arrangements or practices in question do not have the effect mentioned in subsection (2) above;

(c)to make alterations in [F4its rules] for that purpose;

and subsections (2) to (5), (7) and (9) of section 11 above shall have effect in relation to the revocation of a recognition order under this subsection as they have effect in relation to the revocation of such an order under subsection (1) of that section.

(4)Subsection (3)(c) above does not apply to an overseas investment exchange or overseas clearing house.

(5)The practices referred to in [F5paragraph (a)(ii), (b)(ii) and (c)(ii)] of subsection (2) above are practices of the organisation, exchange or clearing house in its capacity as such, being, in the case of a clearing house, practices in respect of its clearing arrangements; . . . F6

[F7(6)The practices referred to in paragraph (a)(iii), (b)(iii) and (c)(iii) of subsection (2) above are—

(a)in relation to a recognised self-regulating organisation, practices in relation to business in respect of which the persons in question are subject to—

(i)the rules of the organisation, or

(ii)statements of principle, rules, regulations or codes of practice to which its members are subject by virtue of Chapter V of this Part,

and which are required or contemplated by the rules of the organisation or by those statements, rules, regulations or codes, or by guidance issued by the organisation,

(b)in relation to a recognised investment exchange or clearing house, practices in relation to business in respect of which the persons in question are subject to the rules of the exchange or clearing house, and which are required or contemplated by its rules or guidance,

or which are otherwise attributable to the conduct of the organisation, exchange or clearing house as such.]