The FCA may, by notice in writing, require a person—
This section applies only to information and documents that the FCA reasonably requires for the purpose of the exercise by it of functions under the market abuse regulation or under supplementary market abuse legislation.
Information or documents required under this section must be provided or produced—
The FCA may require any information provided under this section to be provided in such form as it may reasonably require.
The FCA may require—
The FCA may exercise its powers under this section at the request of an overseas regulator where the regulator makes the request in the exercise of its relevant functions.
In subsection (6)—
"overseas regulator" means—
(a)the competent authority of an EEA State for the purposes of the market abuse regulation, as that regulation has effect in the European Union (the "EU version of the market abuse regulation"); or
(b)an authority of any other country or territory outside the United Kingdom which exercises functions corresponding to those of a competent authority under the EU version of the market abuse regulation;
"relevant functions" means—
(a)in relation to the competent authority of an EEA State, its functions under—
(b)in relation to an authority of any other country or territory outside the United Kingdom, its functions corresponding to the functions referred to in paragraph (a);
In this section "specified" means specified in the notice.