The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) Regulations 2001

PART 1

Person	Functions
The Bank of England, the European Central Bank or the central bank of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom	(a) Its functions as a monetary authority (b) Its functions in relation to overseeing payment systems
A body (other than a central bank) in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom having (a) functions as a monetary authority or (b) responsibility for overseeing payments systems	Its functions as such
A recognised investment exchange (other than an overseas investment exchange)	Its functions as such
The body known as the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers	All of its functions
The Society of Lloyd's	Its regulatory functions
The Director General of Fair Trading	(a) His functions under the Act (b) His functions under any other enactment in so far as they relate to the supervision of: (i) former authorised persons or persons who have carried on former regulated activities; or (ii) persons carrying on, or who have carried on, regulated activities
The Competition Commission	(a) Its functions under the Act (b) Its functions under any other enactment in so far as they relate to the supervision of: (i) former authorised persons or persons who have carried on former regulated activities; or (ii) persons carrying on, or who have carried on, regulated activities
An official receiver appointed under section 399 of the Insolvency Act 1986(1), or an official receiver for Northern Ireland appointed under article 355 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(2)	His functions under enactments relating to insolvency, in so far as they relate to: (i) former authorised persons or persons who have carried on former regulated activities; or (ii) persons carrying on, or who have carried on, regulated activities
The scheme manager	Its functions under Part XV of the Act
A body responsible, in an EEA State other than the United Kingdom, for administering a deposit-guarantee scheme recognised in accordance with directive 94/19/EC(3), or an investor-compensation scheme recognised in accordance with Directive 97/9/EC(4)	Its functions as such
A designated professional body within the meaning of Part XX of the Act	Its functions as such
A body which was, immediately before the coming into force of section 19 of the Act, a recognised professional body within the meaning of the Financial Services Act 1986(5)	Its functions as such under that Act or under the Act
A person appointed to make a report under section 166 of the Act	His functions as such
A person appointed to conduct an investigation under section 167 or section 168(3) or (5) of the Act	His functions as such
An auditor exercising functions conferred by or under the Act	Those functions
An auditor of an authorised person appointed under or as a result of an enactment (other than the Act)	His functions as such
An actuary exercising functions conferred by or under the Act	Those functions
A person appointed as an inspector under section 49 of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965(6)	His functions as such
A person appointed as an inspector under section 18 of the Credit Unions Act 1979(7)	His functions as such
A person appointed to make a report under section 52(5)(d) of the Building Societies Act 1986(8)	His functions as such
A person appointed as an investigator under section 55 of the Building Societies Act 1986 or as an inspector under section 56 of that Act(9)	His functions as such
A person appointed to make a report under section 62(3)(d) of the Friendly Societies Act 1992(10)	His functions as such
A person appointed as an investigator under section 65 of the Friendly Societies Act 1992(11) or as an inspector under 66 of that Act	His functions as such
A recognised supervisory body within the meaning of Part II of the Companies Act 1989(12) or Part III of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1990(13)	(a) Its functions as such a body under that Part (b) Its functions in relation to disciplinary proceedings against auditors
A qualifying body as defined by section 32 of the Companies Act 1989(14)	Its functions as such
The Institute of Actuaries or the Faculty of Actuaries	Supervisory functions in relation to actuaries exercising functions conferred by or under the Act
A recognised professional body within the meaning of section 391 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or article 350 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989	(a) Its functions as such a body under that Act or that Order (b) Its functions in relation to disciplinary proceedings against insolvency practitioners
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland	(a) Its functions under Part V of the Companies (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (financial markets and insolvency)(15) (b) Its functions under Part XII of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (c) Its functions under any other enactment in so far as they relate to the supervison of: (i) former authorised persons or persons who have carried on former regulated activities; or (ii) persons carrying on, or who have carried on, regulated activities
The Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority	Its functions under: (a) the Pension Schemes Act 1993(16) (b) the Pensions Act 1995(17); or (c) any enactment in force in Northern Ireland corresponding to an enactment referred to in (a) or (b), in so far as they relate to the supervision of: (i) former authorised persons or persons who have carried on former regulated activities; or (ii) persons carrying on, or who have carried on, regulated activities
The Charity Commissioners for England and Wales	Their functions under any enactment in so far as they relate to the supervision of: (i) former authorised persons or persons who have carried on former regulated activities; or (ii) persons carrying on, or who have carried on, regulated activities
The investigator appointed by the Authority in accordance with paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Act	His functions as such

(1)

1986 c. 45.

(2)

S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19).

(3)

OJ No. L135, 31.5.1994, p. 5.

(4)

OJ No. L084, 26.3.1997, p. 22.

(5)

1986 c. 60.

(6)

1965 c. 12.

(7)

1979 c. 34.

(8)

1986 c. 53. Section 52 was amended by the Building Societies Act 1997 (c. 32), Sch. 7, para. 17.

(9)

Sections 55 and 56 were amended by the Building Societies Act 1997, Sch. 7, paras 21 and 22 (respectively).

(10)

Section 62 was amended by S.I. 1994/1984, reg. 17.

(11)

Section 65 was amended by S.I. 1994/1984, reg. 19.

(12)

1989 c. 40.

(13)

S.I. 1990/593 (N.I. 5).

(14)

1989 c. 40.

(15)

S.I. 1990/1504 (N.I. 10).

(16)

1993 c. 48.

(17)

1995 c. 26.