(1) Part 16 (the Ombudsman Scheme) of the 2000 Act applies in respect of a complaint relating to the act or omission of a designated finance platform as if -

(a) in section 226(2)(b) of that Act (compulsory jurisdiction) [Section 226 was amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 to the Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21) and by S.I. 2009/209 and 2011/99.], after "Payment Services Regulations 2017," there were inserted "or a designated finance platform,";

(b) in section 226(4) of that Act, after "under section 22," there were inserted "or the activity of furnishing by a designated finance platform of persons with information relating to an application made by a business for finance (and ancillary activities),";

(c) in section 232A of that Act (scheme operator's duty to provide information to the FCA) [Section 232A was inserted by paragraph 9 of Schedule 11 to the Financial Services Act 2012.], after "FCA's operational objectives," there were inserted "or which might otherwise be of assistance to the FCA for the purposes of discharging any of the FCA's duties under the Small and Medium Sized Business (Finance Platforms) Regulations 2015,";