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Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

General information-gathering and enforcement powers - Miscellaneous provisions relating to powers - Other miscellaneous provisions

62: Notices

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“Rules for sending official notices from the Financial Markets Authority”

When the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) needs to send you a notice, they have to follow certain rules. The notice must be written down and signed by one or more FMA members, or by someone who says they have permission to sign for the FMA. They also have to deliver the notice in a specific way, which is explained in another part of the law.

If you see a document that looks like it’s signed by the FMA or someone from the FMA, you can usually trust that it’s real. However, if you go to court, you can challenge whether the document was actually signed with proper permission.

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62Notices

  1. A notice served by the FMA for the purposes of this Part is sufficiently served if it is—

  2. in writing; and
    1. signed by 1 or more of the members or by any person purporting to act with the authority of the FMA; and
      1. served in accordance with section 63.

        1. All documents purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the FMA must, in all courts and in all proceedings under this Act, be treated as having been so signed with due authority unless the contrary is proved.

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