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connected person

  1. (1) (in relation to the288 FCA or PRA's288 consideration of an application for, or of whether to vary or cancel, a288 Part 4A permission 288 ) (in accordance with section 28855R288 of the Act (Persons connected with an applicant)) any person appearing to the288 regulator concerned288 to be, or likely to be, in a relationship with the applicant or person given permission, which is relevant.
  2. (2) (in relation to the288 FCA or PRA's288 power to gather information under section 165 of the Act (288Regulators'288 power to require information)) (in accordance with section 165(11) of the Act) a person who has, or has at any relevant time had, the following relationship with288 another person288 ("A"):
    1. (a) he is a member of A's group;
    2. (b) he is a controller of A;
    3. (c) he is a member of a partnership of which A is a member;
    4. (d) he is or has been an employee of A;
    5. (e) if A is a body corporate, he is or has been an officer, or manager or agent of A or of a parent undertaking of A;
    6. (f) if A is a partnership, he is or has been a member, manager or agent of A;
    7. (g) if A is an unincorporated association of persons which is neither a partnership nor an unincorporated friendly society, he is or has been an officer, manager, or agent of A;
    8. (h) if A is a friendly society, he is or has been an officer or manager of A ("officer" and "manager" having the same meaning as in section 119(1) of the Friendly Societies Act 1992);
    9. (i) if A is a building society, he is or has been an officer of A ("officer" having the same meaning as in section 119(1) of the Building Societies Act 1986);
    10. (j) if A is an individual, he is or has been an agent of A.
  3. (3) (in relation to the288 FCA or PRA's288 powers of investigation under sections 171 and 172 of the Act (Powers of persons appointed under section 167; Additional power of persons appointed as a result of section 168(1) or (4))) (in accordance with section 171(4) of the Act) a person who has, or has at any relevant time had, the following relationship with a person under investigation ("P"):
    1. (a) he has the relationship specified in any of paragraphs (2) (a), (b) or (d) to (j) to P (where references in those paragraphs to A are taken to be references to P);
    2. (b) it is a partnership of which P is a member;
    3. (c) he is the partner, manager, employee, agent, appointed representative, or, where applicable, tied agent,67 banker, auditor, actuary or solicitor of:
      1. (i) P; or
      2. (ii) a parent undertaking of P; or
      3. (iii) a subsidiary undertaking of P; or
      4. (iv) a subsidiary undertaking of a parent undertaking of P; or
      5. (v) a parent undertaking of a subsidiary undertaking of P.3
  4. (4) to follow31
  5. (5) (in DTR and 64 31 LR 3164in relation to a person discharging managerial responsibilities within an issuer) 92has the meaning given to “person closely associated” in article 3(1)(26) of the Market Abuse Regulation194.9292 29
    1. 92(a) [deleted]92
    2. 92(b) [deleted]92
    3. 92(c) [deleted]92