Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 4 paras. 14A, 14B inserted (29.8.2023) by Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (c. 29), s. 86(3), Sch. 7 para. 13; S.I. 2023/779, reg. 4(ccc)(vi)
14B(1)This paragraph applies where—U.K.
(a)the Regulator issues a public consultation, and
(b)a Committee of the House of Commons or the House of Lords, or a joint Committee of both Houses, has provided to the Regulator representations in response to the consultation.
(2)For the purposes of this paragraph, the Regulator issues a public consultation if it publishes the draft of any proposals for the purpose of bringing them to the attention of the public (whether or not under a duty to do so imposed by an enactment).
(3)The Regulator must give to the chair of the Committee concerned a written response to the representations.
(4)The duty to respond imposed by sub-paragraph (3) applies only so far as the Regulator would not be under a corresponding duty to do so imposed by another enactment.
(5)The Regulator is not required under sub-paragraph (3) to provide any information whose publication would in the opinion of the Regulator be against the public interest.]