The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Amendment of Part 1 of Schedule 1

8.—(1) In the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1(1) (disclosure of information whether or not subject to directive restrictions)—

(a) in the second column at the sixth entry (Office of Fair Trading), in paragraph (b) after sub-paragraph (ii), insert “; or (iii) financial organisations within the meaning of article 30.5 of the banking consolidation directive”;

(b) in the second column at the seventh entry (Competition Commission), in paragraph (b) after sub-paragraph (ii), insert “; or (iii) financial organisations within the meaning of article 30.5 of the banking consolidation directive”.

(2) At the end of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 1 add—

“Any body carrying on activities concerned with any of the matters set out in section 16(2) of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004(2)	Its functions as such
Any body carrying on activities concerned with any of the matters set out in section 14 of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004	Its functions as such
The Financial Reporting Council and its operating bodies	Their supervisory functions in relation to the exercise by an actuary of his professional duties, the conduct of disciplinary proceedings and determining whether to institute or terminate such proceedings”.

(1)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2001/3437, 2001/3624, 2003/2174 and 2003/2817.

(2)

2004 c. 27.