Financial Services And Markets
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) Order 2025
Made14th July 2025
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 21(9) and (15), 22(1) and (5) and 428(3) of, and paragraph 25 of Schedule 2 to, the Financial Services and Markets Act 20001 (“the Act”) and, having had regard to the matters in section 107(7) of the Financial Services Act 20122, sections 107(6), and (8) and 115(2) of that Act, and section 37 of the Financial Services Act 20213.
In the opinion of the Treasury, one of the effects of the following Order is that an activity which is not a regulated activity (within the meaning given in section 22 of the Act) will become a regulated activity.
In accordance with section 429(3) and (4) of and paragraph 26(1) and (2) of Schedule 24 to the Act and section 116(1) and (2)(c) of the Financial Services Act 2012 a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
PART 1 Introduction¶
I11 Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation¶
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“the 2000 Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
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“initial commencement date” has the meaning given by paragraph (2);
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“regulatory commencement date” has the meaning given by paragraph (3);
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“Regulated Activities Order” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 20015.
PART 2 Amendment of primary legislation¶
I22 Amendment of the CCA 1974¶
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PART 3 Amendment of secondary legislation¶
I33 Amendment of the Regulated Activities Order¶
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I44 Amendment of the Financial Services (Distance Marketing) Regulations 2004¶
After regulation 6 (financial services marketed by an intermediary) of the Financial Services (Distance Marketing) Regulations 200429 insert—.
I55 Amendment of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005¶
In article 15(1A) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 200530 (introductions), after sub-paragraph (b) insert—.
PART 4 Transitional provisions¶
I66 Interpretation of Part 4¶
In this Part—- “authorised person” has the meaning given by section 31(2) (authorised persons) of the 2000 Act;
- “credit agreement” has the meaning given by article 60B31 (regulated credit agreements) of the Regulated Activities Order;
- “last application date” has the meaning given by article 12(3);
- “Part 4A permission” has the meaning given by section 55A(5)32 (application for permission) of the 2000 Act;
- “the register” has the meaning given by article 9;
- “registration” means registration for temporary permission on the register in accordance with article 9;
- “relevant activity” means an activity which is, after the regulatory commencement date, within the scope of—
- article F4... 60B (regulated credit agreements) of the Regulated Activities Order, and
- article 64 of that Order (agreeing to carry on specified kinds of activity) so far as it relates to the activities specified by that article,
- “relevant application” means an application made by a temporarily permissioned person on or before the last application date—
- where that person is an authorised person, under section 55H33 (variation by FCA at request of authorised person) to vary that person’s Part 4A permission by adding a relevant activity to the activity to which the permission relates;
- otherwise, under section 55A (application for permission) for permission to carry on a relevant activity;
- “temporarily permissioned person” means a person with temporary permission under article 10;
- “temporary permission” has the meaning given by articles 10 and 11.
6A Transitional provision: person with Part 4A permission to carry on an activity in relation to article 60B¶
I77 Direction in relation to process for registration for temporary permission¶
The FCA may by direction specify—I88 Process for registration for temporary permission¶
I99 Registration for temporary permission¶
I1010 Temporary permission¶
I1111 Application of the 2000 Act to persons with temporary permission¶
I1212 Relevant applications¶
PART 5 Review¶
I1313 Review¶
Footnotes
- I1Art. 1 in force at 15.7.2025 for specified purposes and 15.7.2026 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)(3)
- I2Art. 2 in force at 15.7.2025 for specified purposes and 15.7.2026 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)(3)
- I3Art. 3 in force at 15.7.2025 for specified purposes and 15.7.2026 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)(3)
- I4Art. 4 in force at 15.7.2025 for specified purposes and 15.7.2026 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)(3)
- I5Art. 5 in force at 15.7.2025 for specified purposes and 15.7.2026 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)(3)
- I6Art. 6 in force at 15.7.2025 for specified purposes and 15.7.2026 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)(3)
- I7Art. 7 in force at 15.7.2025 for specified purposes and 15.7.2026 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)(3)
- I8Art. 8 in force at 15.7.2025 for specified purposes and 15.7.2026 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)(3)
- I9Art. 9 in force at 15.7.2025 for specified purposes and 15.7.2026 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)(3)
- I10Art. 10 in force at 15.7.2025 for specified purposes and 15.7.2026 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)(3)
- I11Art. 11 in force at 15.7.2025 for specified purposes and 15.7.2026 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)(3)
- I12Art. 12 in force at 15.7.2025 for specified purposes and 15.7.2026 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)(3)
- I13Art. 13 in force at 15.7.2025 for specified purposes and 15.7.2026 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)(3)
- F1Words in art. 3(2) omitted (3.12.2025) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1154), arts. 1(2), 2(2)(a)
- F2Words in art. 3(2) omitted (3.12.2025) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1154), arts. 1(2), 2(2)(c)
- F3Words in art. 3(2) omitted (3.12.2025) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1154), arts. 1(2), 2(2)(b)
- F4Words in art. 6 omitted (3.12.2025) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1154), arts. 1(2), 2(3)(a)
- F5Words in art. 6 substituted (3.12.2025) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1154), arts. 1(2), 2(3)(b)
- F6Words in art. 10(3)(c)(i) omitted (3.12.2025) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1154), arts. 1(2), 2(5)(a)(i)
- F7Words in art. 10(3)(c)(i) substituted (3.12.2025) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1154), arts. 1(2), 2(5)(a)(ii)
- F8Words in art. 10(3)(d)(i) omitted (3.12.2025) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1154), arts. 1(2), 2(5)(b)(i)
- F9Words in art. 10(3)(d)(i) substituted (3.12.2025) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1154), arts. 1(2), 2(5)(b)(ii)
- F10Words in art. 11(4) substituted (3.12.2025) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1154), arts. 1(2), 2(6)(a)
- F11Words in art. 11(5) substituted (3.12.2025) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1154), arts. 1(2), 2(6)(b)
- F12Art. 6A inserted (3.12.2025) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1154), arts. 1(2), 2(4)
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2000 c.8. Paragraph 25 of Schedule 2 was amended by section 8 of the Financial Services Act 2012 (c.21) and section 27 of the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (c.10). Section 428 was amended by section 66 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (c.29).
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2012 c.21.
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2021 c.22.
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Paragraph 26 of Schedule 2 was amended by section 8 of the Financial Services Act 2012.
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S.I. 2001/544.
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1974 c.39.
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Section 17 was amended by S.I. 1983/1878 and S.I. 2010/1010.
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Section 55 was amended by S.I. 2010/1010.
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Section 55C was inserted by S.I. 2010/1010 and amended by S.I. 2013/1181 and 2015/910.
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Section 60 was amended by paragraph 6(23) of Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002 (c.40) and S.I. 2010/1010, 2013/1881 and 1882 and 2015/910.
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Section 61 was amended by S.I. 2004/3236.
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Section 61A was inserted by S.I. 2010/1010 and amended by S.I. 2013/1881 and 2015/910.
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Section 77 was amended by section 27(2) of the Energy Act 2011(c.16) and S.I. 1998/997, 2008/1277 and 2014/436.
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Section 77A was inserted by section 6 of the Consumer Credit Act 2006 (c.14) and amended by section 27(3) of the Energy Act 2011 and S.I. 2008/2826, 2010/1010 and 2014/436.
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Section 77B was inserted by S.I. 2010/1010 and amended by section 27(4) of the Energy Act 2011 and S.I. 2013/1881, 2014/436 and 2015/910.
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Section 82 was amended by S.I. 2005/2967, 2008/733, 2010/1010 and 2013/1881.
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Section 86B was inserted by section 9 of the Consumer Credit Act 2006 and amended by section 28 of the Energy Act 2011 and S.I. 2008/2826 and 2014/436.
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Section 86E was inserted by section 12 of the Consumer Credit Act 2006.
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Section 87 was amended by S.I. 2010/1010.
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Section 97 was amended by S.I. 2008/1277 and 2010/1010.
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Section 97A was inserted by S.I. 2010/1010 and amended by section 29(4) of the Energy Act 2011.
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Section 103 was amended by S.I. 2008/1277.
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Section 129 was amended by paragraph 17 of Schedule 6 and paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 (c.18) and section 16(1) of the Consumer Credit Act 2006.
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The definition of “regulated agreement” in section 189 was amended by S.I. 2013/1881.
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Article 60F was inserted by S.I. 2013/1881. Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2014/366 and 1850 and 2015/352.
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Article 36FA was inserted by S.I. 2019/1067.
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Article 36A was inserted by S.I. 2013/1881.
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2001 asp 10.
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S.I. 2004/2095.
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S.I. 2005/1529, amended by S.I. 2014/366.
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Article 60B was inserted by S.I. 2013/1881, and the definition of “credit agreement” was substituted by S.I. 2014/1850.
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Section 55A was inserted by section 11(2) of the Financial Services Act 2012.
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Section 55H was inserted by section 11(2) of the Financial Services Act 2012.
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Section 55V was inserted by section 11(2) of the Financial Services Act 2012. Subsection (5) was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (c.29).
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Section 55X was inserted by section 11(2) of the Financial Services Act 2012. Subsection (4) was amended by paragraph 9 of Schedule 5 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023.
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Section 55L was inserted by section 11(2) of the Financial Services Act 2012.
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Section 404F was inserted by section 14(1) of the Financial Services Act 2010 (c.28). Subsection (7) was amended by paragraph 20 of Schedule 18 to the Financial Services Act 2012.
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Section 38(2) was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 18 to the Financial Services Act 2012.
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Section 39(1C) was inserted by section 10(2) of the Financial Services Act 2012.
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Section 59 was amended by section 14(1) of and paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to, the Financial Services Act 2012, section 18 of and paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (c.33), paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (c.14) and S.I. 2013/1773 and 2019/632.
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Section 63E was inserted by section 29 of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 and amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 4 to the Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016, and S.I. 2018/1253 and 2019/632.
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Sections 55B and 55J were inserted by section 11(2) of the Financial Services Act 2012.
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Schedule 6 was substituted by S.I. 2013/555.
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S.I. 2009/774. Article 6A was inserted by S.I. 2013/1881.
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2015 c.26.