| Guvnor

Enforced by: Takeover Panel
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Imprisonment 2 of 8 obligations carry imprisonment (10 years). 5 carry different penalties and 1 has no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person7 Trader1

Other Acts binding the same actors

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Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts

Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 416 duties

Companies Act 2006 243 duties

The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 133 duties

Companies Act 1985 85 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 62 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

JURISDICTION

1 of 6 sections shown

s.006 Relevance of external law. Imprisonment

Conspiracy or attempt to commit crimes abroadAny Person

5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Offences to which this Part applies.

s.002 Jurisdiction in respect of Group A offences.

s.003 Questions immaterial to jurisdiction in the case of certain offences.

s.004 Rules for determining certain jurisdictional questions relating to the location of events.

s.005 Conspiracy, attempt and incitement.

Part 2

DRUG TRAFFICKING OFFENCES

2 of 20 sections shown

s.017 Acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of drug trafficking: Scotland. Imprisonment

Possess or use proceeds of drug trafficking in ScotlandAny Person

s.019 Offences in connection with laundering money from drug trafficking: Scotland. Imprisonment

Fail to report suspected drug money laundering (Scotland)Any Person

18 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

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s.020 Prosecution by order of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.

s.021 Enforcement of certain orders.

s.022 Enforcement of Northern Ireland orders: drug trafficking.

s.023 Transfer of certain enforcement powers to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.

s.024 Miscellaneous amendments.

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s.026 Disclosure of information etc. received in privileged circumstances.

Part 3

PROCEEDS OF CRIMINAL CONDUCT

0 of 9 sections shown

9 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.027 Confiscation orders.

s.028 Postponed determinations.

s.029 Assisting another to retain the benefit of criminal conduct.

s.030 Acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of criminal conduct.

s.031 Concealing or transferring proceeds of criminal conduct.

s.032 Tipping-off.

s.033 Application to Scotland of sections 93A to 93D of 1988 Act.

s.034 Enforcement of Northern Ireland orders: proceeds of criminal conduct.

s.035 Prosecution by order of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.

Part 4

FINANCING

0 of 16 sections shown

16 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

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Part 5

INSIDER DEALING

3 of 14 sections shown

s.052 The offence. Imprisonment

Engage in or encourage insider dealingAny Person

s.061 Penalties and prosecution. Imprisonment

Engage in insider dealingAny Person

s.061 Summary proceedings: venue and time limit for proceedings Regulated

Adhere to time limits for insider dealing summary prosecutionsTrader

11 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.053 Defences.

s.054 Securities to which Part V applies.

s.055 “Dealing” in securities.

s.056 “Inside information”, etc.

s.057 “Insiders”.

s.058 Information “made public”.

s.059 “Professional intermediary”.

s.060 Other interpretation provisions.

s.062 Territorial scope of offence of insider dealing.

s.063 Limits on section 52.

s.064 Orders.

Part 6

MISCELLANEOUS

2 of 13 sections shown

s.070 Penalties under implementation regulations. Prosecution

Obstruct or provide false information during a banking inspectionAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.071 Offences in connection with taxation etc. in the European Union. Imprisonment

Assist or induce tax fraud in an EU member stateAny Person

11 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.065 Fixing of fines.

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s.067 Penalty for causing death by dangerous driving or by careless driving.

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s.072 Backing of warrants: safeguards.

s.073 Power of Secretary of State to make grants in relation to combating drug misuse.

s.074 Persons not eligible for early release.

s.075 Compassionate release of certain children and other persons in Scotland.

s.076 Life prisoners transferred to Scotland.

s.077 Power to extend certain offences to Crown servants and to exempt regulators etc.

Part 7

SUPPLEMENTARY

0 of 2 sections shown

2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.078 Commencement etc.

s.079 Short title, extent etc.

Schedules

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37 other schedules

s.sch001 Special defences

s.sch001 (1) An individual is not guilty of insider dealing by...

s.sch001 An individual is not guilty of insider dealing by virtue...

s.sch001 For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3 market information...

s.sch001 (1) An individual is not guilty of insider dealing by...

s.sch001 An individual (“A”) is not guilty of insider dealing by...

s.sch001 For the purposes of paragraphs 6 and 7 “ trading...

s.sch002 Securities

s.sch002 Transferable securities.

s.sch002 Options, futures, swaps, forward rate agreements and any other derivative...

s.sch002 Emission allowances consisting of any units recognised for compliance with...

s.sch002 Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the RAO (“the RAO...

s.sch002 Terms used in this Schedule and in the RAO have...

s.sch002 References in paragraphs 12 and 13 to the RAO are...

s.sch002 Money-market instruments.

s.sch002 Units in collective investment undertakings.

s.sch002 Options, futures, swaps, forward rate agreements and any other derivative...

s.sch002 Options, futures, swaps, forwards and any other derivative contracts relating...

s.sch002 Options, futures, swaps, and any other derivative contract relating to...

s.sch002 Options, futures, swaps, forwards and any other derivative contracts relating...

s.sch002 Derivative instruments for the transfer of credit risk.

s.sch002 Financial contracts for differences.

s.sch003 Financial penalties

s.sch003 (1) In section 17 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991...

s.sch003 Section 22 of the Act of 1991 (default in paying...

s.sch003 (1) In section 15 of the Children and Young Persons...

s.sch004 Extensions and Exemptions

s.sch004 The same section as is inserted in the Act of...

s.sch005 Consequential Amendments

s.sch005 In section 50 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (meaning...

s.sch005 In section 82(2)(b) of the Companies Act 1989 (request for...

s.sch005 (1) In section 744 of the Companies Act 1985 (interpretation),...

s.sch006 Repeals and Revocations

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