PART 4Conduct of persons working in financial services sector

Amendments of FSMA 2000

I1I220Statements of responsibilities

1

Section 60 of FSMA 2000 (applications for approval) is amended as follows.

2

After subsection (2) insert—

2A

If—

a

the application is for the approval of a person to perform a designated senior management function, and

b

the authorised person concerned is a relevant authorised person (see section 71A),

the appropriate regulator must require the application to contain, or be accompanied by, a statement setting out the aspects of the affairs of the authorised person concerned which it is intended that the person will be responsible for managing in performing the function.

2B

A statement provided under subsection (2A) is known as a “statement of responsibilities”.

2C

In subsection (2A) “designated senior management function” means a function designated as a senior management function under section 59(6A) or (6B).

3

F1After subsection (6) insert—

6A

Subsection (6) applies to references to a relevant authorised person as it applies to references to the authorised person concerned.