(1) Before section 219 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (scheme manager's power to require information) insert -
"218A Authority's power to require information
(1) The Authority may make rules enabling the Authority to require authorised persons to provide information, which may then be made available to the scheme manager by the Authority.
(2) A requirement may be imposed only if the Authority thinks the information is of a kind that may be of use to the scheme manager in connection with functions in respect of the scheme.
(3) A requirement under this section may apply -
(a) to authorised persons generally or only to specified persons or classes of person;
(b) to the provision of information at specified periods, in connection with specified events or in other ways.
(4) In addition to requirements under this section, a notice under section 165 may relate to information or documents which the Authority thinks are reasonably required by the scheme manager in connection wit
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