(1) Section 155 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (right to recover brokerage fees) [Amended by S.I. 1998/997.] is amended as follows.
(2) At the start of subsection (1), insert "Subject to subsection (2A),".
(3) After subsection (2) insert -
"(2A) But subsection (1) does not apply where -
(a) the fee or commission relates to the effecting of an introduction of a kind mentioned in section 146(5A); and
(b) the person charging that fee or commission is an authorised person or an appointed representative, within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.".