After section 158 of the Act (notification of guidance to the Treasury) insert -
"158A. Guidance on outsourcing by investment firms and credit institutions
(1) Without prejudice to the generality of section 157, the Authority must give guidance in the terms required by Article 15(3) of Commission Directive 2006/73/EC of 10 August 2006 (requirement to publish statement of policy on outsourcing of investment services by investment firms and credit institutions).
(2) Subsections (1), (2)(b) and (d), (4), (5), (6)(a) and (7) of section 155 apply to guidance which the Authority is required to give under this section as they apply to proposed rules.
(3) The Authority must publish its guidance under this section.
(4) The Authority may offer copies of the published guidance for sale at a reasonable price.
(5) Subsections (1) to (4) of section 158 apply to guidance under this section as they apply to general guidance (as defined by section 158(5)).".