ENF 15.1 Application and purpose

This chapter applies to all firms and individuals employed by firms, approved persons, appointed representatives, and any other persons who may be involved in committing criminal offences that the FSA has power to prosecute under the Act.

The purpose of this chapter is to set out the FSA's powers to prosecute criminal offences under sections 401 of the Act (Proceedings for Offences) and 402 of the Act (Power of the FSA to institute proceedings for certain other offences), and to provide guidance on how the FSA intends to exercise these powers.