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Regulatory conflict
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Rule 11: Regulatory conflict
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If a conflict arises between:
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a requirement imposed:
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on an authorised body or on an employee or manager of the body by the SRA as the regulator of that body, and
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on an individual manager or employee of that body by another approved regulator;
 
then the requirement imposed by the SRA prevails over the requirement imposed by the other approved regulator;
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a requirement imposed:
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on an authorised non-SRA firm or on an employee or manager of the firm by another approved regulator as the regulator of that firm, and
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on an individual manager or employee of that firm by the SRA;
 
then the requirement imposed by the other approved regulator prevails over the requirement imposed by the SRA.