Original (As enacted) Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 2000 CHAPTER 8 An Act to make provision about the regulation of financial services and markets; to provide for the transfer of certain statutory functions relating to building societies, friendly societies, industrial and provident societies and certain other mutual societies; and for connected purposes.[14th June 2000] Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of theLords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same,