The Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017

Regulation 42

SCHEDULE 4 Specified public authorities

• The Bank of England;

• the Charity Commission;

• the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland;

• the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;

• the Competition and Markets Authority;

• the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service;

• the Director of Public Prosecutions;

• the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland;

• the Financial Conduct Authority;

• the Food Standards Agency;

• the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority;

• the Gambling Commission;

• the Gangmasters Licensing Authority;

• the Government Communications Headquarters;

• the Health and Safety Executive;

• the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland;

• the Marine Management Organisation;

• the Minister for the Cabinet Office;

• the National Crime Agency;

• the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation;

• any Northern Ireland Department;

• the Office of Communications;

• the Office of the Information Commissioner;

• the Office for Nuclear Regulation;

• the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator;

• the Official Receiver for Northern Ireland;

• the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers;

• the Pensions Regulator;

• the Prudential Regulation Authority;

• the Registry of Credit Unions and Industrial and Provident Societies for Northern Ireland;

• the Regulator of Community Interest Companies;

• the Scottish Housing Regulator;

• the Scottish Ministers;

• the Security Industry Authority;

• the Secret Intelligence Service;

• the Secretary of State;

• the Security Service;

• the Serious Fraud Office;

• the Treasury;

• the Treasury Solicitor;

• the Welsh Ministers;

• a local authority within the meaning of section 54(2) of the Companies Act 2006;

• an official receiver appointed under section 399 of the Insolvency Act 1986(1) (appointment, etc., of official receivers);

• a person acting as an insolvency practitioner within the meaning of section 388 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (meaning of “act as an insolvency practitioner”) or article 3 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(2) (“act as an insolvency practitioner”);

• an inspector appointed under Part 14 of the Companies Act 1985(3) (investigation of companies and their affairs: requisition of documents) or a person appointed under regulation 30 of the Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001(4) (power to investigate) or regulation 30 of the Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004(5);

• any person authorised to exercise powers under section 447 of the Companies Act 1985 (power to require documents and information), or section 84 of the Companies Act 1989(6) (exercise of powers by partners, etc.);

• any person exercising functions conferred by Part 6 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000(7) (official listing);

• a person appointed to make a report under section 166 or 166A (reports by skilled persons) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000(8);

• a person appointed to conduct an investigation under section 167 (appointment of persons to carry out general investigations) or 168(3) or (5) (appointment of persons to carry out investigations in particular cases) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

• a person appointed under section 284 (power to investigate) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

• a police force within the meaning of section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996(9);

• the Police Service of Northern Ireland;

• the Police Service of Scotland;

• the lead enforcement authority (as defined in section 33(1) of the Estate Agents Act 1979(10)) exercising functions under the Estate Agents Act 1979.

(1)

1986 c.45.

(2)

S.I. 1989/2405; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/223 and 2002/334.

(3)

1985 c.6.

(4)

S.I. 2001/1228; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2009/553, 2010/22, 2011/1265, 2011/3049 and 2013/472.

(5)

S.I. 2004/335, amended by S.I. 2013/472; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(6)

1989 c.40.

(7)

2000 c.8.

(8)

Section 166A was inserted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 12 to the Financial Services Act 2012 (c.21).

(9)

1996 c.16; section 101(1) was amended by section 96(2) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c.13).

(10)

1979 c.38; the definition of “lead enforcement authority” was inserted by paragraph 1(11)(c) of Schedule 2(1) to the Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading’s Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc.) Order 2014/631.