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Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) Regulations 2001 [SI 2001 No. 2188]Introductory TextPart I Preliminary (regs. 1-2)Regulation 1 Citation and CommencementRegulation 2 InterpretationPart II Disclosure of Confidential Information Generally (regs. 3-7)Regulation 3 Disclosure by and to the regulators, the Secretary of State and the Treasury etc.Regulation 4 Disclosure for the purposes of criminal proceedings and investigationsRegulation 5 Disclosure for the purposes of certain other proceedingsRegulation 6 Disclosure in pursuance of a Community obligationRegulation 7 Restrictions on use of confidential informationPart III Disclosure of specified confidential EU law information and UCITS Directive Information (regs. 8-10C and draft reg. 10D)Regulation 8 Application of this PartRegulation 9 Disclosure by regulators or regulator workers to certain other personsRegulation 10 Disclosure by Schedule 1 personRegulation 10A Disclosure of recovery and resolution informationRegulation 10B Assessment of effects of disclosureRegulation 10C Disclosure of capital requirements directive information to International Financial InstitutionsRegulation 10D Disclosure of information in order to publish a stress test in relation to insurance undertakings and reinsurance undertakingsPart IV Disclosure of Confidential Information not Subject to retained EU law restrictions (regs. 11-18)Regulation 11 Application of this PartRegulation 12 Disclosure by and to a Schedule 1 or 2 person or disciplinary proceedings authorityRegulation 12A The Gambling CommissionRegulation 12B Electronic commerceRegulation 12C Proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002Regulation 12D Disclosure of information in order to publish a stress test in relation to insurance undertakings and reinsurance undertakingsChapter 1 Transitional Provisions Applicable Before IP Completion Day (regs. 13-17)Regulation 13 InterpretationRegulation 14 Disclosure of pre-commencement informationRegulation 15 Disclosure of transitional informationRegulation 16 Disclosure by recognised self-regulating organisationsRegulation 17 Investment services directive information: transitional provisionChapter 2 Transitional Provision Applicable on or after IP Completion Day (reg. 18)Regulation 18 Transitional provision applicable on or after IP Completion DaySchedule 1 Disclosure of Confidential Information whether or not Subject to retained EU law restrictionsSchedule 1, Part 1Schedule 1, Part 2Schedule 1, Part 3Schedule 1, Part 4Schedule 1, Part 5Schedule 1, Part 6Schedule 2 Disclosure of Confidential Information not Subject to retained EU law restrictionsSchedule 3 Prescribed Disciplinary ProceedingsSignatureExplanatory Note
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 31 December 2020 - onwards
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Regulation 3 Disclosure by and to the regulators, the Secretary of State and the Treasury etc.

(1) A disclosure of confidential information is permitted when it is made to any person -

(a) by one of the regulators or a regulator worker for the purposes of enabling or assisting the person making the disclosure to discharge any public functions of that regulator or (if different) the regulator worker;

(b) by the Secretary of State or a Secretary of State worker for the purpose of enabling or assisting the person making the disclosure to discharge any public functions of the Secretary of State or (if different) of the Secretary of State worker;

(c) by the Treasury for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Treasury to discharge any of their public functions.

(d) by one of the regulators or a regulator worker to one of the other regulators or a regulator worker employed or instructed by one of the other regulators for the purpose of enabling or assisting the recipient to discharge any public functions of the regulator or (if different) the regulator worker.

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