Amendments proposed to the Financial Services and Markets Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

125

*Clause     15,     page     7,     line     14,     leave out from 'applies' to 'contains' in line 15 and insert 'to a report which the Treasury consider'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

126

*Clause     15,     page     7,     line     16,     after 'person', insert '(other than the Authority)'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Mr Howard Flight

Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

76

Clause     15,     page     7,     line     21,     leave out 'must' and insert 'shall be entitled to'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

127

*Clause     15,     page     7,     line     22,     at end insert 'but, in such a case, shall publish a statement that material relating to a particular person has been removed under this subsection'.


   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

77

Clause     17,     page     8,     line     4,     leave out 'a regulated activity in the United Kingdom' and insert 'one or more regulated activities in the United Kingdom as a business'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

128

*Clause     17,     page     8,     line     8,     at end add—

    '(3) The Authority shall not regulate the conduct of business of authorised persons at or from a branch outside the United Kingdom except to the extent that it is carried on with or for a consumer in the United Kingdom.'.


   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

78

Clause     18,     page     8,     line     17,     after 'But', insert 'unless the Authority directs otherwise in any particular case'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

79

Clause     18,     page     8,     line     19,     after 'of', insert 'or results from,'.


   

Mr Alan Milburn

94

Clause     19,     page     8,     line     21,     leave out subsection (1) and insert—

    '(1) A person ("A") must not, in the course of business, communicate an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity.

    (1A) But subsection (1) does not apply if—

      (a) A is an authorised person; or

      (b) the content of the communication is approved for the purposes of this section by an authorised person.'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

129

*Clause     19,     page     8,     line     21,     leave out subsection (1) and insert—

    '(1) A person ("A") must not in the course of business, communicate an invitation or by a communication attempt to induce a person to engage in investment activity.

    (1A) But subsection (1) does not apply if—

      (a) A is an authorised person; or

      (b) the content of the communication is approved for the purposes of this section by an authorised person.'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

100

Clause     19,     page     8,     line     21,     leave out 'A person must not' and insert 'No person shall in the course of a business'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

101

Clause     19,     page     8,     line     21,     leave out 'A person must not' and insert 'No person shall in a business context in the United Kingdom'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

102

Clause     19,     page     8,     line     22,     after 'invitation', insert 'which is clearly promotional in nature'.

   

Mr Alan Milburn

95

Clause     19,     page     8,     line     29,     leave out 'only applies' and insert 'applies only'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

80

Clause     19,     page     8,     line     29,     leave out 'capable of having an effect in the United Kingdom' and insert 'addressed to a United Kingdom person'.

   

Mr Alan Milburn

96

Clause     19,     page     8,     line     30,     at end insert—

    '(2A) The Treasury may by order specify circumstances in which a person is to be regarded for the purposes of subsection (1) as—

      (a) acting in the course of business;

      (b) not acting in the course of business.'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

130

*Clause     19,     page     8,     line     30,     at end insert—

    (2A) A person will be treated as acting in his course of business if he has a commercial interest in the consequences of the communication.'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

81

Clause     19,     page     8,     line     33,     after 'apply', insert 'and, in the case of oral communications such circumstances shall, except as otherwise expressly provided in the order, include the making of a communication which has not been solicited by the person receiving it or by any person acting on his behalf.'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

82

Clause     19,     page     8,     line     33,     after 'apply', insert 'and what constitutes approval of the content of communications in particular circumstances'.

   

Mr Alan Milburn

97

Clause     19,     page     8,     line     34,     leave out from beginning to end of line 35 and insert—

    '(4) "Engaging in investment activity" means-'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

106

Clause     19,     page     8,     line     43,     after 'activity' insert 'and, in either case, is carried on as a business.'.

   

Mr Alan Milburn

98

Clause     19,     page     9,     line     6,     at end insert—

    '(7A) "Communicate" includes causing a communication to be made.'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

83

Clause     19,     page     9,     line     8,     at end add—

    '(10) "United Kingdom person" means, in the case of an individual, a person physically in the United Kingdom or, in the case of any other person, a branch or other place of business in the United Kingdom of that person.'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

84

Clause     19,     page     9,     line     8,     at end add—

    '(11) A communication is addressed to a person if it is directed at or made available to or is capable of being seen, heard or (subject to subsection (12)) otherwise accessed by that person.'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

85

Clause     19,     page     9,     line     8,     at end add—

    '(12) Communications on the Internet which are not directed at United Kingdom persons shall not be regarded as addressed to them if access by them to the communication has not been solicited by a communication addressed to a United Kingdom person.'.


   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

107

Clause     20,     page     9,     line     11,     after 'which' insert 'is carried on as a business and'.


   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

112

Schedule     2,     page     192,     line     11,     leave out from 'activities' to end of line 12 and insert 'are those described in general terms in this Part of this Schedule and other matters, as determined by the Treasury, of a similar nature.'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

113

Schedule     2,     page     192,     line     30,     after 'another' insert 'which consists of or includes investments, or may do so'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Andrew Tyrie
Mr Keith Simpson

114

Schedule     2,     page     192,     line     39,     after 'persons' insert 'in their capacity as investors or potential investors.'.

 
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