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

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Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Brian Cotter
Mr Colin Breed

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Page     27,     line     10     [Clause     58], at end insert 'and demonstrates a commitment to engage in continuing education and professional development'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     27,     line     11     [Clause     58],     leave out 'rules under section 110' and insert 'general rules'.

   

Mr William Hague
Mr Francis Maude [R]
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Tim Loughton [R]

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Page     27,     line     35     [Clause     59], at end insert—

    '(2A) If no warning notice is given before the end of the period for consideration the application shall be treated as granted.'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     28,     line     24     [Clause     61],     after 'code' insert 'issued'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     28,     line     31     [Clause     61],     at end insert—

    '( ) The Authority may at any time alter or replace a statement or code issued under this section.

    ( ) If a statement or code is altered or replaced, the altered or replacement statement or code must be issued by the Authority.

    ( ) A statement or code issued under this section must be published by the Authority in the way appearing to the Authority to be best calculated to bring it to the attention to the public.'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     28,     line     32     [Clause     61],     leave out 'issued under subsection (2)' and insert 'published under this section and in force'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     28,     line     37     [Clause     61],     at end insert—

    '( ) A person is not to be taken to have failed to comply with a statement of principle if he shows that, at the time of the alleged failure, it or its associated code of practice had not been published.

    ( ) The Authority must, without delay, give the Treasury a copy of any statement or code which it publishes under this section.'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     28,     line     40     [Clause     61],     leave out 'for different cases' and insert 'in relation to persons, cases or circumstances of different descriptions.'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

254

Page     28,     line     42     [Clause     61],     at end insert—

    '( ) The Authority may charge a reasonable fee for providing a person with a copy of a statement or code published under this section.'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     29,     line     1     [Clause     62],     leave out from beginning to 'must' and insert 'Before issuing a statement or code under section 61, the Authority'.

   

Mr William Hague
Mr Francis Maude [R]
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Tim Loughton [R]

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Page     29,     line     1     [Clause     62], after 'issue', insert 'or alter'.

   

Mr William Hague
Mr Francis Maude [R]
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr Tim Loughton [R]

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Page     29,     line     2     [Clause     62], after 'it', insert 'or, as the case may be a draft of it as proposed to be altered'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     29,     line     4     [Clause     62],     leave out 'a statement' and insert '—

      (a) a cost benefit analysis; and

      (b) notice'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     29,     line     5     [Clause     62],     leave out 'before the end of a specified period' and insert 'within a specified time'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     29,     line     7     [Clause     62],     leave out 'a' and insert 'the proposed'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     29,     line     8     [Clause     62],     leave out '(2)' and insert '(2)(b)'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     29,     line     8     [Clause     62],     at end insert—

    '(3A) If the Authority issues the proposed statement or code it must publish an account, in general terms, of—

      (a) the representations made to it in accordance with subsection (2)(b); and

      (b) its response to them.

    (3B) If the statement or code differs from the draft published under subsection (1) in a way which is, in the opinion of the Authority, significant—

      (a) the Authority must (in addition to complying with subsection (3A)) publish details of the difference; and

      (b) those details must be accompanied by a cost benefit analysis.

    (3C) Neither subsection (2)(a) nor subsection (3B)(b) applies if the Authority considers—

      (a) that, making the appropriate comparison, there will be no increase in costs; or

      (b) that, making that comparison, there will be an increase in costs but the increase will be of minimal significance.'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     29,     line     9     [Clause     62],     leave out 'Subsection (1) does' and insert 'Subsections (1) to (3C) do'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

262

Page     29,     line     10     [Clause     62],     leave out 'it' and insert 'them'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     29,     line     12     [Clause     62],     leave out paragraph (a).

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     29,     line     13     [Clause     62],     leave out from '61' to end of line 14.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     29,     line     15     [Clause     62],     leave out 'the statement or code' and insert 'a draft published under subsection (1)'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     29,     line     16     [Clause     62],     at end insert—

    '( ) This section also applies to a proposal to alter or replace a statement or code.'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     29,     line     17     [Clause     62],     leave out subsections (7) to (12).

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     29,     line     28     [Clause     62],     at end insert—

    '( ) "Cost benefit analysis" means an estimate of the costs together with an analysis of the benefits that will arise—

      (a) if the proposed statement or code is issued; or

      (b) if subsection (3B)(b) applies, from the statement or code that has been issued.

    ( ) "The appropriate comparison" means—

      (a) in relation to subsection (2)(a), a comparison between the overall position if the statement or code is issued and the overall position if it is not issued;

      (b) in relation to subsection (3B)(b), a comparison between the overall position after the issuing of the statement or code and the overall position before it was issued.'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     30,     line     11     [Clause     63],     leave out from 'when' to 'is' and insert 'a warning notice'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

270

Page     31,     line     5     [Clause     67],     leave out from 'and' to end of line 11 and insert 'issue a statement of its policy with respect to—

      (a) the imposition of penalties under section 63; and

      (b) the amount of penalties under that section.'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     31,     line     11     [Clause     67],     at end insert—

    '( ) The Authority's policy in determining what the amount of a penalty should be must include having regard to—

      (a) the seriousness of the misconduct in question in relation to the nature of the principle or requirement concerned;

      (b) the extent to which that misconduct was deliberate or reckless; and

      (c) whether the person on whom the penalty is to be imposed is an individual.'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     31,     line     12     [Clause     67],     leave out 'any material published' and insert 'or replace a statement issued'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     31,     line     14     [Clause     67],     leave out from 'If' to end of line and insert—

    'a statement issued under this section is altered or replaced, the Authority must issue the altered or replacement statement.'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     31,     line     15     [Clause     67],     leave out subsection (5) and insert—

    '(5) The Authority must, without delay, give the Treasury a copy of any statement which it publishes under this section.'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     31,     line     17     [Clause     67],     leave out subsection (6) and insert—

    '(6) A statement issued under this section must be published by the Authority in the way appearing to the Authority to be best calculated to bring it to the attention of the public.'.

 
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