Schedule 6, Part 1, paragraph 4

Part 11 of the 2000 Act (information gathering and investigations) applies with the following modifications— section 165 (regulators' power to require information) is to be read as if— references to an authorised person were references to a payment service provider; in subsection (4), for “this Act” there were substituted “ the Payment Services Regulations 2017 ”; and in subsection (7), paragraphs (b) to (e) were omitted; section 166 (reports by skilled persons) is to be read as if— references to an authorised person were references to a payment service provider; and subsections (10) and (11) were omitted; section 166A (appointment of skilled person to collect and update information) is to be read as if references to an authorised person were to a payment service provider; section 167 (appointment of persons to carry out general investigations) is to be read as if— references to a recognised investment exchange, an authorised person or an appointed representative were references to a payment service provider; in subsection (4), references to a former authorised person or appointed representative were to a former payment service provider; in subsection (5) for “regulated activities” there were substituted “ payment services ”; and for subsection (5A) there were substituted— “Investigating authority” means the FCA. subsection (6) were omitted; section 168 (appointment of persons to carry out investigations in particular cases) is to be read as if— in subsection (1)— after paragraph (b) there were inserted— a person may have contravened any requirement of or imposed under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 or section 312R; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in paragraph (b) for “191F” to the end there were substituted “ or under regulation 138, 139, 141 or 142 of the Payment Services Regulations 2017 ”; for subsection (2) there were substituted— Subsection (3) also applies if it appears to an investigating authority that there are circumstances suggesting that a person may be guilty of an offence under, or has contravened a requirement of, the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 . subsections (4) and (5) were omitted; and for subsection (6) there were substituted— “Investigating Authority” means the FCA. section 169 (investigations etc in support of overseas regulator) is to be disregarded; section 170 (investigations: general) is to be read as if— in subsection (1) “or (5)” were omitted; in subsection (3)(a) “or (4)” were omitted; and for subsection (10) there were substituted— “Investigating authority” in relation to an investigator means the FCA. section 171 (powers of persons appointed under section 167) is to be read as if subsections (3A) and (7) were omitted; section 172(4) (additional power of persons appointed as a result of section 168(1) or (4)) is to be read as if “or (4)” were omitted; section 174 (admissibility of statements made to investigators) is to be read as if— in subsection (2) “or in proceedings in relation to action to be taken against that person under section 123 to which this section applies” were omitted; in subsection (3)(a) for “398” there were substituted “ regulation 142 of the Payment Services Regulations 2017 ”; subsection (3A) were omitted; and in subsection (4) “or (5)” were omitted; section 175(8) (information and documents: supplemental provisions) is to be read as if “or (5)” were omitted; section 176 (entry of premises under warrant) is to be read as if— in subsection (3)(a) for “an authorised person or an appointed representative” there were substituted “ a payment service provider ”; in subsection (10) “or (5)” were omitted; for subsection (11)(a) there were substituted— by the FCA under section 165 or 175; or 177(5)(a) (offences) is to be read as if for “six months” there were substituted “ three months ”.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04