Disclosure of information
29.—(1) The Secretary of State or the Treasury may, in accordance with this regulation, disclose—
(a)any information obtained under or by virtue of Part 5 (Exceptions and licences) or this Part, or
(b)any information held in connection with—
(i)anything done under or by virtue of Part 2 (Designation of persons) or Part 3 (Finance), or
(ii)any exception or licence under Part 5 or anything done in accordance with such an exception or under the authority of such a licence.
(2) Information referred to in paragraph (1) may be disclosed for, or in connection with, any of the following purposes—
(a)the exercise of functions under these Regulations;
(b)the purpose stated in regulation 4;
(c)facilitating, monitoring or ensuring compliance with these Regulations;
(d)taking any action with a view to instituting, or otherwise for the purposes of, any proceedings in the United Kingdom—
(i)for an offence under any provision of these Regulations, or
(ii)in relation to a monetary penalty under section 146 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (breach of financial sanctions legislation)(1);
(e)taking any action with a view to instituting, or otherwise for the purposes of, any proceedings in any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or any British overseas territory, for an offence under a provision in any such jurisdiction that is similar to a provision of these Regulations;
(f)compliance with an international obligation(2);
(g)facilitating the exercise by an authority outside the United Kingdom or by an international organisation of functions which correspond to functions under these Regulations.
(3) Information referred to in paragraph (1) may be disclosed to the following persons—
(a)a police officer;
(b)any person holding or acting in any office under or in the service of—
(i)the Crown in right of the Government of the United Kingdom,
(ii)the Crown in right of the Scottish Government, the Northern Ireland Executive or the Welsh Government,
(iii)the States of Jersey, Guernsey or Alderney or the Chief Pleas of Sark,
(iv)the Government of the Isle of Man, or
(v)the Government of any British overseas territory;
(c)any law officer of the Crown for Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man;
(d)the Scottish Legal Aid Board;
(e)the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Bank of England, the Jersey Financial Services Commission, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission or the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority;
(f)any other regulatory body (whether or not in the United Kingdom);
(g)any organ of the United Nations;
(h)the Council of the European Union, the European Commission or the European External Action Service;
(i)the Government of any country;
(j)any other person, where the Secretary of State or the Treasury (as the case may be) considers that it is appropriate to disclose the information.
(4) Information referred to in paragraph (1) may be disclosed to any person with the consent of a person who, in their own right, is entitled to the information.
(5) In paragraph (4), “in their own right” means not merely in the capacity as a servant or agent of another person.
(6) In paragraph (1)(b)—
(a)the reference to information includes information obtained at a time when any provision of these Regulations is not in force, and
(b)the reference to a licence under Part 5 includes—
(i)a licence or authorisation which is treated as if it were a licence which had been issued under that Part, and
(ii)a licence which is deemed to have been issued under that Part.
Section 1(8) of the Act defines an “international obligation” as an obligation of the United Kingdom created or arising by or under any international agreement.