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  6. Rule C2

Rule C2: Incidental Financial Business

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  • C2: Incidental Financial Business

    This rule 2 makes provision for the carrying on by practice units of incidental financial business.

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  • C2: Incidental Financial Business Guidance

    An individual solicitor or firm of solicitors can undertake certain regulated activities and thereby be exempt from the requirement to be authorised by the FSA if that solicitor/firm is licensed by the Society under Part XX of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

  • C2: Pension Sharing on Divorce

    Under the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 the following guidance in relation to the requirements of the financial services legislation has been given to the Society. There are three stages to be considered separately in this area.

  • C2: Conduct of Consumer Credit work

    The regulatory regime for consumer credit work changed on 1 April 2014.

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  • C2: Incidental Financial Business Forms

    There are two Incidental Financial Business Forms

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