Regulation 9 Amendments to Part 8 of the 2000 Act
(1) Part 8 of the 2000 Act is amended as follows.
(2) For the heading of Part 8 substitute "Provisions relating to market abuse".
(3) Omit sections 118 (market abuse) to 122 (effect of the code) [Sections 118 to 118C were substituted for the original section 118 by S.I. 2005/381 and sections 118 and 118A were further amended by S.I. 2014/3081. Sections 119 to 122 were amended by paragraph 9(1) and (2) of Schedule 9 to the Financial Services Act 2012 and section 121 was also amended by paragraph 9(3) of that Schedule.], including the italic headings before section 118 and section 119.
(4) Before section 123 [Section 123 was amended by paragraph 9(1) and (2) of Schedule 9 to the Financial Services Act 2012.] (power to impose penalties in cases of market abuse) and the italic cross heading preceding that section insert -
"Powers to require information and supplemental provisions
122A. Power to require information from issuers
(1) The FCA may require an issuer, a person discharging managerial responsibilities or a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities to provide -
(a) any information the FCA reasonably requires for the purpose of protecting -