The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2011
This Order amends the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/1201) (the “Exemption Order”) which provides for certain exemptions from the general prohibition on carrying out regulated activities without authorisation contained in section 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. This Order extends the exemption for social housing contained in paragraph 48 of the Schedule to the Exemption Order to housing associations in Northern Ireland.