(1) This Order may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2006.

(2) Articles 1, 2 and 4 of this Order come in to force -

(a) for the purposes of enabling applications to be made for Part IV permission or for a variation of Part IV permission in relation to the regulated activity specified by article 52(b) of the Principal Order as amended by this Order or in relation to an investment specified by article 82(2) of the Principal Order as amended by this Order on 1st October 2006;

(b) and for all other purposes on 6th April 2007.

(3) All other articles of this Order come into force on 6th April 2007.

(4) In this Order -

''the Principal Order" means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 [S.I. 2001/544.];

''the Act" means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

''commencement" means 6th April 2007.