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PART VU.K.

[F1CHAPTER 1U.K.Transitional Provisions Applicable Before IP completion day]

InterpretationU.K.

13.  In this Part—

Disclosure of pre-commencement informationU.K.

14.—(1) Before the coming into force of section 19 of the Act, each pre-commencement provision is to be treated as permitting the disclosure of pre-commencement information—

(a)in accordance with regulation 3(1) as if it were confidential information;

(b)to the Authority, the Secretary of State or the Treasury for the purpose referred to in regulation 3(2);

(c)to any person for the purposes referred to in regulation 4; and

(d)to—

(i)a person mentioned in regulation 5(3) for the purpose referred to in regulation 5(1)(a); or

(ii)any person for the purposes referred to in regulation 5(1)(b),

but only if the proceedings in question are of the kind referred to in regulation 5(6)(a), (b) or (c).

(2) Paragraph (1) is not to be taken as—

(a)precluding disclosure of pre-commencement information where that is otherwise permitted under the pre-commencement provision in question; or

(b)permitting disclosure in contravention of any of the [F6single market restrictions].

Disclosure of transitional informationU.K.

15.—(1) After the coming into force of section 19 of the Act, sections 348, 349 and 352 of the Act apply in relation to transitional information in the same way as they apply in relation to confidential information within the meaning of section 348(2) of the Act.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to transitional information which—

(a)has been made available to the public by virtue of being disclosed in any circumstances in which, or for any purposes for which, disclosure is not precluded by section 348 of the Act or a pre-commencement provision; or

(b)satisfies the criterion set out in section 348(4)(b) of the Act.

(3) For the purposes of sections 348 and 349 of the Act as they apply by virtue of paragraph (1)—

(a)a person who holds transitional information is to be treated as a primary recipient of the information if he—

(i)obtained it as mentioned in paragraph 1(2) or 5(1)(a) of Schedule 2B to the Insurance Companies Act 1982 M5;

(ii)was a primary recipient of the information for the purposes of section 179 of the Financial Services Act 1986 M6;

[F7(iia)obtained or received it as mentioned in subsection (5) of that section;]

(iii)received it as mentioned in section 82(1)(a) of the Banking Act 1987 M7; or

(iv)received it as mentioned in regulation 48(1) of the Investment Services Regulations 1995 M8;

(b)any other person who holds transitional information is to be treated as having obtained the information directly or indirectly from a primary recipient.

(4) Transitional information which is subject to [F8single market restrictions] F9... is to be treated for the purposes of these Regulations as [F10single market information] F9....

(5) Part IV of these Regulations does not apply to transitional information which is subject to [F11single market restrictions] imposed by [F12article 107.3] of the listing particulars directive.

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

M5Paragraphs 1(2) and 5(1)(a) were modified by S.I. 1997/2781, art. 8, Sch. paras. 53 and 57(a)(i).

M8S.I. 1995/3275. Regulation 48 was amended by Regulation 11 of S.I. 1996/1669.

Disclosure by recognised self-regulating organisationsU.K.

16.  If a recognised self-regulating organisation discloses any information to the Authority for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Authority to discharge functions corresponding to functions of the organisation, the disclosure is not to be taken as a contravention of any duty to which the organisation is subject.

[F13Investment services directive information: transitional provisionU.K.

17.  In these Regulations confidential information received by the Authority in the course of discharging its functions as an EEA competent authority under Council Directive 93/22/EEC of 10th May 1993 on investment services in the securities field shall be deemed to have been received by the Authority in the course of discharging its functions as an EEA competent authority under [F14Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21st April 2004 on markets in financial instruments].]