Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) Regulations 2001
99.—(1) The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) Regulations 2001(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1 (disclosure of confidential information whether or not subject to single market restrictions), in Part 1 at the end insert—
| “Person | Functions |
|---|---|
| The Information Commissioner | All functions of that person so far as they are exercisable in relation to the provision of claims management services (within the meaning given in regulation 21A of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003(2)) |
| The General Council of the Bar | (a) Its functions under arrangements which it has, or rules which it makes, in compliance with section 30(4) of the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (as applied by section 32(2) of that Act), for monitoring and enforcing the prohibitions in section 32(1) of that Act |
| (b) Its functions under rules which it makes in compliance with section 33(1) of that Act | |
| The Law Society of England and Wales | (a) Its functions under arrangements which it has, or rules which it makes, in compliance with section 30(4) of the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (as applied by section 32(2) of that Act), for monitoring and enforcing the prohibitions in section 32(1) of that Act |
| (b) Its functions under rules which it makes in compliance with section 33(1) of that Act | |
| The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives | (a) Its functions under arrangements which it has, or rules which it makes, in compliance with section 30(4) of the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (as applied by section 32(2) of that Act), for monitoring and enforcing the prohibitions in section 32(1) of that Act (b) Its functions under rules which it makes in compliance with section 33(1) of that Act”. |
(3) In Schedule 2 (disclosure of confidential information not subject to single market restrictions) omit the entry relating to a person specified in the first column as “The Claims Management Regulator”.
S.I. 2001/2188, as amended by S.I. 2009/2877 and 2012/916. There are other amendments, but they are not relevant.
S.I. 2003/2426. Regulation 21A was inserted by the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018, section 35.