(1) The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979 is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 1(2)—
(a) omit the definition of “the competent authority for listing”;
(b) at the appropriate place in each case insert—
“the FCA” means the Financial Conduct Authority;
“the PRA” means the Prudential Regulation Authority;
(c) for the definition of “key worker” substitute—
“key worker” means—
any individual who is likely, in the course of exercising the duties of that individual’s office or employment, to play a significant role in the decision making process of the FCA, the PRA or the Bank of England in relation to the exercise of its public functions (within the meaning of section 349(5) of the 2000 Act ); or
any individual who is likely, in the course of exercising the duties of that individual’s office or employment, to support directly an individual mentioned in paragraph (a);
(d) for the definition of “Part IV permission” substitute—
“Part 4A permission” has the meaning given by section 55A(5) of the 2000 Act ;
(3) In Article 2—
(a) in paragraph (b) for “the Financial Services Authority” substitute “the FCA, the PRA”;
(b) in paragraph (e) for the table substitute the following table—
Status
Questioner
(a) The Council of Lloyd’s.
(b) The person with Part 4A permission specified in the first column (or a person applying for such permission).
(4) In Article 3 —
(a) in paragraph (d) —
(i) for “any decision by the Financial Services Authority” substitute “any decision by the FCA, the PRA or the Bank of England”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (i) for “Part IV permission” substitute “Part 4A permission”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (ii) for “section 43” substitute “section 55L, 55M or 55O ”;
(iv) in sub-paragraph (iv) omit “the Authority’s”;
(v) in sub-paragraph (x) after “section 296” insert “or 296A ”;
(vi) at the end of sub-paragraph (xi) omit “or”;
(vii) in sub-paragraph (xii) for “the Authority,” substitute “the FCA or the PRA,”;
(viii) after sub-paragraph (xii) insert—
(xiii) in a case requiring any decision referred to in paragraphs (i) to (xii), where the FCA, the PRA or the Bank of England has the function of deciding whether to give consent or conditional consent in relation to the decision which is proposed in that case, to give or refuse to give consent or to give conditional consent, or
(xiv) in a case requiring any decision referred to in paragraphs (i) to (xii), where the FCA, the PRA or the Bank of England has the power under the 2000 Act to direct another regulator as to the decision to be taken in that case, to decide whether to give a direction and, if a direction is to be given, what direction to give,
(b) in paragraph (f)—
(i) for “any decision of the competent authority for listing” substitute “any decision of the FCA”;
(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (ii) omit “or”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (iii) for “competent authority for listing” substitute “the FCA in relation to the exercise of its functions under Part 6 of the 2000 Act, or”;
(iv) after sub-paragraph (iii) insert—
(iv) to refuse to grant a person’s application under information provider rules (within the meaning of section 89P(9) of the 2000 Act) for approval as a Primary information provider, to impose limitations or other restrictions on the giving of information to which such an approval relates or to cancel such an approval,
(c) in paragraph (g) for “the authority” substitute “the FCA or the PRA”;
(d) in paragraph (i) for “Part IV permission” substitute “Part 4A permission”.