Regulation 18
SCHEDULE 1SPECIFIED PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
The Secretary of State;
any Northern Ireland Department;
the Scottish Ministers;
the Welsh Ministers;
the Treasury;
the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;
the Bank of England;
the Director of Public Prosecutions;
the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland;
the Serious Fraud Office;
the Secret Intelligence Service;
the Security Service;
the Government Communications Headquarters;
[F1the Financial Conduct Authority;]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/472), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 173(a)(i)
[F1the Prudential Regulation Authority;]
the Competition Commission;
the Pensions Regulator;
the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers;
the Regulator of Community Interest Companies;
the Registrar of Credit Unions for Northern Ireland;
the Office of Fair Trading;
the Office of the Information Commissioner;
the Charity Commission;
the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland;
the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator;
[F2the Office of Communications];
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 1 substituted (1.10.2011) by The Postal Services Act 2011 (Consequential Modifications and Amendments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2085), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 82
the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority;
the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation;
the Gambling Commission;
the Serious Organised Crime Agency;
the Health and Safety Executive;
the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland;
the Food Standards Agency;
the Gangmasters Licensing Authority;
the Security Industry Authority;
a local authority within the meaning of section 54(2) of the Companies Act 2006;
an official receiver appointed under section 399 of the Insolvency Act 1986 M1 (appointment, etc, of official receivers);
Marginal Citations
M11986 c.45. Section 399 was amended by section 269 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (c.40).
the Official Receiver for Northern Ireland;
the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Services;
a person acting as an insolvency practitioner within the meaning of section 388 of the Insolvency Act 1986 M2 (meaning of “act as an insolvency practitioner”) or Article 3 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 M3 (“act as an insolvency practitioner”);
Marginal Citations
M2Section 388 was amended by section 4 of the Insolvency Act 2000 (c.39) and by the Insolvency Act (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1240).
an inspector appointed under Part 14 of the Companies Act 1985 M4 (investigation of companies and their affairs: requisition of documents) or Part 15 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 M5 or a person appointed under regulation 30 of the Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001 M6 (power to investigate) or regulation 22 of the Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 M7;
any person authorised to exercise powers under section 447 of the Companies Act 1985 M8 (power to require documents and information), or section 84 of the Companies Act 1989 M9 (exercise of powers by officers, etc) or Article 440 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order;
Marginal Citations
M8Section 447 was substituted by section 21 of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 (c.27).
[F3any person exercising functions conferred by Part 6 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (official listing)];
Textual Amendments
F3Words in Sch. 1 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/472), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 173(a)(ii)
a person appointed to make a report under section 166 [F4or section 166A] (reports by skilled persons) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
Textual Amendments
F4Words in Sch. 1 inserted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/472), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 173(a)(iii)
a person appointed to conduct an investigation under section 167 (appointment of persons to carry out general investigations) or 168(3) or (5) (appointment of persons to carry out investigations in particular cases) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 M10;
Marginal Citations
M10Sections 167 and 168 were amended by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/176).
an inspector appointed under section 284 (power to investigate) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
an overseas regulatory authority within the meaning of section 82 M11 of the Companies Act 1989 (request for assistance by overseas regulatory authority);
Marginal Citations
M11Section 82 was amended by section 79 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (c.36), the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments and Repeals) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3649) and the Prospectus Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1433).
a police force[F5;
Textual Amendments
F5Words in Sch. 1 inserted (1.4.2012) by The Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/700), art. 1(3), Sch. para. 21
the Scottish Housing Regulator]