Amendment of Part 1 of Schedule 18.

(1)

In the table in Part 1 of Schedule 19 (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 200410

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”.