For section 451A of the Companies Act 1985 (disclosure of information by the Secretary of State) substitute—
(1)This section applies to information obtained under sections 434 to 446.
(2)The Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit—
(a)disclose any information to which this section applies to any person to whom, or for any purpose for which, disclosure is permitted under section 449, or
(b)authorise or require an inspector appointed under this Part to disclose such information to any such person or for any such purpose.
(3)Information to which this section applies may also be disclosed by an inspector appointed under this Part to—
(a)another inspector appointed under this Part or an inspector appointed under section 94 or 177 of the Financial Services Act 1986, or
(b)a person authorised to exercise powers under section 44 of the Insurance Companies Act 1982, section 447 of this Act, section 106 of the Financial Services Act 1986 or section 84 of the Companies Act 1989.
(4)Any information which may by virtue of subsection (3) be disclosed to any person may be disclosed to any officer or servant of that person.
(5)The Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit, disclose any information obtained under section 444 to—
(a)the company whose ownership was the subject of the investigation,
(b)any member of the company,
(c)any person whose conduct was investigated in the course of the investigation,
(d)the auditors of the company, or
(e)any person whose financial interests appear to the Secretary of State to be affected by matters covered by the investigation.”.