Restrictions on disclosure of information
21. Sections 348(1) (restrictions on disclosure of confidential information by FCA, PRA etc.), 349(2) (exceptions from section 348) and 352 (offences) of the Act apply with respect to information received under these Regulations and under the Act as applied by these Regulations as they apply with respect to information received under the Act as if—
(a)each reference to the Act included a reference to these Regulations;
(b)each reference to a section or Part of the Act were a reference to that section or Part as applied by these Regulations;
(c)in section 348(2), for “In this Part” there were substituted “In sections 348, 349 and 352 as applied by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Benchmarks) Regulations 2018”;
(d)in section 352—
(i)in subsection (1) “or 350(5)” were omitted;
(ii)subsection (4) were omitted;
(iii)in subsection (5) “or (4)” were omitted;
(iv)in subsection (6)(a) “or that it had been disclosed in accordance with section 350” were omitted.
Section 348 was amended by paragraph 26 of Schedule 2(1) to the Financial Services Act 2010, paragraph 18 of Schedule 12(2) to the Financial Services Act 2012, paragraph 5 of Schedule 8(1) to the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013, paragraph 45 of Schedule 2(2) to the Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (c.14) and S.I. 2016/1239.
Section 349 was amended by section 964(4) of the Companies Act 2006 (c.46), S.I. 2007/1093, S.I. 2011/1043 and paragraph 19 of Schedule 12(2) to the Financial Services Act 2012.