PART 4ENACTMENTS RELATING TO THE BANK OF ENGLAND

Bank of England Act 1998 (c. 11)

Restriction on disclosure of information164

1

Schedule 7 to the Bank of England Act 1998 (restriction on disclosure of information) is amended as follows.

2

For paragraph 2(2) substitute—

2

“Credit institution” means an undertaking whose business is to receive deposits or other repayable funds from the public and to grant credits for its own account.

3

For the Table in paragraph (3) substitute—

The Treasury.

Functions under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

The Secretary of State.

Functions under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

An inspector appointed under Part 14 of the Companies Act 1985 or Part 15 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.

Functions under that Part.

A person authorised to exercise powers under section 447 of the Companies Act 1985, Article 440 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 or section 84 of the Companies Act 1989.

Functions under that section or Article.

A person appointed under—

  1. a

    section 167 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000,

  2. b

    subsection (3) or (5) of section 168 of that Act, or

  3. c

    section 284 of that Act,

to conduct an investigation.

Functions in relation to that investigation.

The Financial Services Authority.

Functions under the legislation relating to friendly societies, the Building Societies Act 1986, Part 7 of the Companies Act 1989 or the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

The competent authority for the purposes of Part 6 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

Functions under that Part.

The Office for National Statistics.

Functions under the Statistics of Trade Act 1947.

The Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority

Functions under the Pension Schemes Act 1993 or the Pensions Act 1995 or any enactment in force in Northern Ireland corresponding to either of them.