(1) This section applies to the following persons:
(c) the Pensions Board;
(d) [deleted]
(e) the Competition Authority;
(f) the Registrar of Friendly Societies;
(g) the Director of Corporate Enforcement;
(gc) the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman,
(h) any person whom the Minister (after consultation with the person) designates in writing for the purposes of this section,
(i) any body established by or under an enactment for the purpose of supervising the conduct of auditors.
(2) The persons to whom this section applies shall, whenever the occasion requires, consult with each other for the purpose of ensuring the establishment and pursuit of consistent policies regarding the regulation of financial services in the State.
(3) Nothing in this section authorises a person to whom this section applies to contravene section 33AK or any provision of a law that imposes an obligation of confidentiality on the person.