Explanatory Notes to Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

These notes refer to the Financial Services and Markets Act2000 (c.8) which received Royal Assent on 14 June 2000
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000
EXPLANATORY NOTES
INTRODUCTION
These explanatory notes relate to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("theAct") which received Royal Assent on 14 June 2000. They have been prepared by HMTreasury in order to assist the reader in understanding the Act. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by Parliament.
The notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So where a section or part of a section does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.