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7.—(1) A designated credit reference agency must provide information received under regulation 3 or by virtue of regulation 6 to the Bank of England on request.
(2) The Bank of England must provide information received from a designated credit reference agency pursuant to paragraph (1) to the Treasury on request, but such information must be so framed that it is not possible to ascertain from it information relating to a particular small or medium sized business.
(3) The Bank of England may otherwise provide information received from a designated credit reference agency pursuant to paragraph (1) only where such disclosure is—
F1(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)to any F2... person where—
(i)such information has already lawfully been made available to the public;
(ii)such information is in the form of a summary or collection of information so framed that it is not possible to ascertain from it information relating to a particular person;
(iii)the person to whom the information relates has provided consent for such disclosure;
(iv)such disclosure is for the purposes of any criminal investigation or criminal proceedings whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere; [F3or]
(v)such disclosure is for the institution of, or otherwise for the purposes of, any proceedings arising by virtue of these Regulations or under the 2000 Act or any proceedings to which the Bank of England is, or is proposed to be, a party; F4...
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Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 7(3)(a)(4)(5) omitted (1.3.2017) by virtue of The Bank of England and Financial Services (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/80), reg. 1, Sch. para. 45
F2Word in reg. 7(3)(b) omitted (1.3.2017) by virtue of The Bank of England and Financial Services (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/80), reg. 1, Sch. para. 45
F3Word in reg. 7(3)(b)(iv) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/710), regs. 1(3), 11(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Reg. 7(3)(b)(vi) and word omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/710), regs. 1(3), 11(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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