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PART IIIU.K. DISCLOSURE OF [F1SPECIFIED CONFIDENTIAL EU LAW INFORMATION] F2...

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Pt. 3 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Record, Disclosure of Information and Co-operation (Financial Services) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/681), regs. 1(3), 4(6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[F3 Application of this PartU.K.

8.  This Part applies to—

(a)[F4specified confidential EU law information]; F5...

(b)markets in financial instruments F6... information, where that information has been received [F7from a third country regulatory authority under a cooperation agreement; and]

F8(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F9(d)recovery and resolution F10... information]F11...F12

F13(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F14(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

Textual Amendments

F13Reg. 8(e) omitted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes, 31.7.2017 for specified purposes, 3.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 4(3)(c) (with reg. 7)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Disclosure by [F15regulators or regulator workers] to certain other personsU.K.

9.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) F16...[F17 , (3A) [F18, (3C)] F16... F16... F16... [F19, F20...] [F21(4) and (5)]], [F22any of the regulators or a regulator worker] is permitted to disclose information to which this Part applies to a person specified in the first column in Schedule 1 for the purpose of enabling or assisting that person to discharge any of the functions listed beside him in the second column in that Schedule.

[F23(1A) A regulator or a person who is employed by a regulator may disclose confidential information if it is necessary to do so in order to publish the outcome of a stress test conducted in respect of a credit institution or investment firm F24....]

(2) Paragraph (1) does not permit disclosure to a person specified in the first column in Part 3 of Schedule 1 unless [F25the conditions in paragraphs (2ZA), (2B) [F26or (2C)] are met].

[F27(2ZA) The condition in this paragraph is that the disclosure is provided for by a cooperation agreement of the kind referred to in—

(a)[F28article 88] of the markets in financial instruments directive;

[F29(b)article 55 of the capital requirements directive;]

[F30(c)article 66 of the Solvency 2 Directive;]

F31(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e)article 102.3 of the UCITS directive; F32...

F31(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

[F33reading the relevant provisions in those directives as if—

(i)requirements imposed on a Member State or an EU entity are to be read as if they are requirements imposed on the United Kingdom or, where relevant, a primary recipient;

(ii)a restriction on the disclosure of confidential information to a person in a third country applies to any disclosure of confidential information to any person in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom;

(iii)a requirement to seek the consent of an EU entity only applies where an equivalent requirement applies in relation to an equivalent entity in a third country; and

(iv)for the purposes of sub-paragraph (ii) a reference to a person in a third country, which is a third country regulatory authority, is to be read as including an ESA and the ESRB.]

F34(2A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F35(2B) The conditions in this paragraph are that—

[F36(a)the disclosure is made in accordance with Chapter V of the [F37UK GDPR];] [F38and]

(b)the regulator or regulator worker is satisfied that the disclosure is necessary for the purpose of complying with

[F39(i)requirements imposed on the regulator in the exercise of its functions under the Act which correspond to the functions under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013;

(ii)EU tertiary legislation (within the meaning of section 20 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) made under the alternative investment fund managers directive which forms part of retained EU law; and

(iii)rules made by the FCA under the Act that were in force immediately before IP completion day to implement the alternative investment fund managers directive.]

F40(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

[F41(2C) The condition in this paragraph is that—

(a)the disclosure is of recovery and resolution information;

(b)the disclosure is to a third country resolution authority;

(c)the third country resolution authority is subject to restrictions on the disclosure of confidential information at least equivalent, in the opinion of the Bank of England, to the restrictions on the Bank of England in relation to its functions under Part 1 of the Banking Act 2009 [F42, the Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 or Schedule 11 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023]; and

(c)the information—

(i)is necessary for the performance by the third country resolution authority of its functions in relation to a third country resolution action (within the meaning of section 89H of the Banking Act 2009 [F43or within the meaning of paragraph 145 of Schedule 11 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, as appropriate]) including planning for such action, corresponding to one or more of the functions exercisable by the Bank of England pursuant to Part 1 of the Banking Act 2009 [F44, the Bank Recovery and Resolution (No. 2) Order 2014 or Schedule 11 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023]; and

(ii)is not used for any other purpose.]

F45(2D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F46(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F47(3A) Paragraph (1) does not permit disclosure of markets in financial instruments information to a person specified in the first column of Schedule 1 other than a person listed in paragraph (3B) where that information—

[F48(a)was obtained from a third country regulatory authority under a cooperation agreement; and]

(b)that authority indicated at the time of communication that such information must not be disclosed,

unless that authority has given its express consent to the disclosure.

(3B) The persons are—

(a)the Bank of England,

F49(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)the central bank of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom, F50...

(d)a body (other than a central bank) F51... outside the United Kingdom having—

(i)functions as a monetary authority; or

(ii)responsibility for overseeing payment systems],

F52(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F53(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F54(3C) Paragraph (1) does not permit disclosure of UCITS F55... information to a person specified in the first column of Schedule 1 other than a person listed in paragraph (3D) where that information—

(a)was obtained from [F56a third country regulatory authority] under a cooperation agreement referred to in Article 102 of [F57the UCITS directive, reading the provisions in Article 102 of that directive as if the requirements imposed on a Member State were requirements imposed on the regulator], and

(b)that authority indicated at the time of communication that such information must not be disclosed,

unless that authority has given its express consent to the disclosure.

(3D) The persons are—

(a)the Bank of England;

(b)[F58a central bank] outside the United Kingdom;

(c)a recognised investment exchange;

(d)an auditor exercising functions conferred by or under the Act in relation to insurance undertakings, credit institutions, investment firms or other financial institutions;

F59(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

F60(3E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F61(3EA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F62(3F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F63(3G) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F64(4) Paragraph (1) does not permit disclosure in breach of any restriction on the disclosure of confidential information in Section 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the capital requirements directive reading those provisions in that directive as follows—

(a)the requirements imposed on a Member State or an EU entity are to be read as if they are requirements imposed on the United Kingdom or, where relevant, a primary recipient;

(b)a restriction on the disclosure of confidential information to a person in a third country applies to any disclosure of confidential information to any person in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom;

(c)a requirement to seek the consent of an EU entity applies only where an equivalent requirement applies in relation to an equivalent entity in a third country; and

(d)for the purposes of sub-paragraph (b) a reference to a person in a third country, which is a third country regulatory authority, is to be read as including an ESA and the ESRB.]

[F65(4A) Paragraph (4) does not apply where regulation 10C applies to the disclosure of confidential information.]

[F66(5) Paragraph (1) does not permit the disclosure of recovery and resolution F67... information to any person unless the assessment required in regulation 10B has been carried out.]

[F68(6) In this regulation, “the UK GDPR” has the same meaning as in Parts 5 to 7 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(10) and (14) of that Act).]

Textual Amendments

F20Word in reg. 9(1) omitted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes, 31.7.2017 for specified purposes, 3.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 4(4)(a) (with reg. 7)

F26Words in reg. 9(2) substituted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes, 31.7.2017 for specified purposes, 3.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 4(4)(b) (with reg. 7)

F28Words in reg. 9(2ZA) substituted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes, 31.7.2017 for specified purposes, 3.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 4(4)(c) (with reg. 7)

F45Reg. 9(2D) omitted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes, 31.7.2017 for specified purposes, 3.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 4(4)(d) (with reg. 7)

F63Reg. 9(3G) omitted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes, 31.7.2017 for specified purposes, 3.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 4(4)(f) (with reg. 7)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Disclosure by Schedule 1 personU.K.

10.  A person specified in the first column in Schedule 1 is permitted to disclose information to which this Part applies for the purpose of enabling or assisting him to discharge any of the functions listed beside him in that Schedule.

[F69Disclosure of recovery and resolution F70... informationU.K.

10A.(1) The Bank of England may disclose recovery and resolution F71... information to any person for the purpose of enabling the Bank to prepare for and carry out the functions given to it under—

(a)Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Banking Act 2009, F72...

(b)the Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011, [F73or]

[F74(c)Schedule 11 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023,]

provided that any such disclosure is made subject to the conditions in paragraph (2), and following the assessment required in regulation 10B.

(2) A disclosure made by the Bank of England under paragraph (1) must be made subject to—

(a)a requirement that the information disclosed is kept confidential and not disclosed to any other person without the consent of the Bank; and

(b)restrictions imposed by the Bank as to the way in which the information may be used.

(3) A resolution administrator appointed under section 62B of the Banking Act 2009 may disclose recovery and resolution F75... information to a regulator.]

Textual Amendments

[F69Assessment of effects of disclosureU.K.

10B.(1) Before any disclosure is made of recovery and resolution F76... information the person disclosing that information must—

(a)assess the possible effects of disclosing the information in question on—

(i)the public interest in relation to financial, monetary or economic policy;

(ii)the commercial interests of natural and legal persons;

(iii)the purpose of any investigation, inspection or audit to which the information is relevant; and

(b)where the information in question relates to the recovery plan or resolution plan of any undertaking, assess the effects of the disclosure of any part of that recovery plan or resolution plan.

(2) In this regulation—

[F77recovery plan” means a recovery plan or a group recovery plan as those terms are defined in the Bank Recovery and Resolution (No.2) Order 2014 [F78(“the 2014 Order”) or in paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023]; and]

[F77resolution plan” means a resolution plan or a group resolution plan as those terms are defined in [F79the 2014 Order, or as defined in paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023].]]

[F80Disclosure of capital requirements directive information to International Financial InstitutionsU.K.

10C.(1) Subject to the conditions in paragraph (2), the PRA or a PRA worker is permitted to disclose capital requirements directive information to an organisation specified in the first column of Part 6 of Schedule 1 for the purpose of enabling or assisting that organisation to discharge any of the functions listed beside it in the second column of Part 6 of Schedule 1.

(2) The conditions are as follows—

(a)the organisation must make an explicit request for the confidential information;

(b)the request is precise as to the nature, scope and format of the confidential information and the means of its disclosure or transmission;

(c)the confidential information requested is necessary for the performance of the specific tasks of the organisation making the request and does not go beyond the functions conferred on that organisation;

(d)the organisation making the request justifies it by reference to its tasks; and

(e)to the extent that the disclosure of confidential information involves processing of personal data, any processing of personal data by the organisation making the request complies with the UK GDPR.

(3) In this regulation, “the UK GDPR” has the same meaning as in Parts 5 to 7 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(10) and (14) of that Act).]

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