(1) At the request of an overseas regulator, a regulator may -
(a) exercise the power conferred by section 165; or
(b) appoint one or more competent persons to investigate any matter.
(2) An investigator has the same powers as an investigator appointed under section 168(3) (as a result of subsection (1) of that section).
(2A) But where the investigator is -
(b) the appointment is in response to a request to the FCA to investigate a possible contravention by a person of Article 14 (prohibition of insider dealing and of unlawful disclosure of inside information) or Article 15 (prohibition of market manipulation) of the market abuse regulation,
the investigator has the same powers as an investigator appointed under section 168(3) (as a result of subsection (2) of that section).
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(4) In deciding whether or not to exercise its investigative power, the regulator may take into account in particular -
(a) whether in the country or territory of the ove
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