regulated activity

(in accordance with section 22 of the Act (Regulated activities))234 any of the following activities specified in Part II of the Regulated Activities Order (Specified Activities):

1. (a) accepting deposits (article 5);
1. (aa) issuing electronic money (article 9B);
1. (b) effecting contracts of insurance (article 10(1));
1. (c) carrying out contracts of insurance (article 10(2));
1. (d) dealing in investments as principal (article 14);
1. (e) dealing in investments as agent (article 21);
1. (ea) bidding in emissions auctions (article 24A);109
1. (f) arranging (bringing about) deals in investments (article 25(1));
1. (g) making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments (article 25(2));
1. (ga) arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts (article 25A(1));14 17
1. (gb) making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts (article 25A(2));1417
1. (gc) arranging (bringing about) a home reversion plan (article 25B(1));42
1. (gd) making arrangements with a view to a home reversion plan (article 25B(2));42
1. (ge) arranging (bringing about) a home purchase plan (article 25C(1));42
1. (gf) making arrangements with a view to a home purchase plan (article 25C(2));42
1. (gg) operating a multilateral trading facility (article 25D);61
1. (gh) arranging (bringing about) a regulated sale and rent back agreement (article 25E(1));76
1. (gi) making arrangements with a view to a regulated sale and rent back agreement (article 25E(2));76
1. (h) managing investments (article 37);
1. (ha) assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance (article 39A);17
1. (i) safeguarding and administering investments (article 40); for the purposes of the permission regime, this is sub-divided into:
   1. (i) safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging);
   1. (ii) arranging safeguarding and administration of assets;
1. (j) sending dematerialised instructions (article 45(1));
1. (k) causing dematerialised instructions to be sent (article 45(2));
1. (l) establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme (article 51(1)(a)); for the purposes of the permission regime, this is sub-divided into:
   1. (i) establishing, operating or winding up a regulated collective investment scheme;
   1. (ii) establishing, operating or winding up an unregulated collective investment scheme;
1. (m) acting as trustee of an authorised unit trust scheme (article 51(1)(b));
1. (n) acting as the depositary or sole director of an open-ended investment company (article 51(1)(c));
1. (o) establishing, operating or winding up a stakeholder pension scheme (article 52(a)40);
1. (oa)61 providing basic advice on stakeholder products61 (article 52B);28
1. (ob) establishing, operating or winding up a personal pension scheme (article 52(b));40
1. (p) advising on investments (article 53); for the purposes of the permission regime, this is sub-divided into:
   1. (i) advising on investments (except pension transfers and pension opt-outs);
   1. (ii) advising on pension transfers and opt-outs;advising on pension transfers and pension opt-outs;
1. (pa) advising on regulated mortgage contracts (article 53A); 1417
1. 42(pb) advising on a home reversion plan (article 53B);
1. 42(pc) advising on a home purchase plan (article 53C);
1. (pd) advising on a regulated sale and rent back agreement (article 53D);76
1. (q) advising on syndicate participation at Lloyd's (article 56);
1. (r) managing the underwriting capacity of a Lloyd's syndicate as a managing agent at Lloyd's (article 57);
1. (s) arranging deals in contracts of insurance written at Lloyd's (article 58);
1. (sa) entering into a regulated mortgage contract (article 61(1));1417
1. (sb) administering a regulated mortgage contract (article 61(2)); 1417
1. 42(sc) entering into a home reversion plan (article 63B(1));
1. 42(sd) administering a home reversion plan (article 63B(2));
1. 42(se) entering into a home purchase plan (article 63F(1));
1. 42(sf) administering a home purchase plan (article 63F(2));
1. (sg) entering into a regulated sale and rent back agreement (article 63J(1));76
1. (sh) administering a regulated sale and rent back agreement (article 63J(2));76
1. (si) meeting of repayment claims (article 63N(1)(a));77
1. (sj) managing dormant account funds (including the investment of such funds) (article 63N(1)(b));77
1. (t) entering as provider into a funeral plan contract (article 59);

1. (ob) establishing, operating or winding up a personal pension scheme (article 52(b));

1. (u) agreeing to carry on a regulated activity (article 64);

which is carried on by way of business and relates to a specified investment applicable to that activity or, in the case of (l), (m), (n) and (o), is carried on in relation to property of any kind.546828