| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2001/2188 |
| Year | 2001 |
These Regulations may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) Regulations 2001 and come into force on 18th June 2001.In these Regulations—by the Authority or an Authority worker for the purpose of enabling or assisting the person making the disclosure to discharge any public functions of the Authority or (if different) of the Authority worker;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;by the Treasury for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Treasury to discharge any of their public functions.(2) A disclosure of confidential information is permitted when it is made by any primary recipient, or person obtaining the information directly or indirectly from a primary recipient, to the Authority, the Secretary of State or the Treasury for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Authority, the Secretary of State or the Treasury (as the case may be) to discharge any of its, his or their public functions.(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not permit disclosure in contravention of any of the directive restrictions.for the purposes of any criminal investigation whatever which is being or may be carried out, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere;for the purposes of any criminal proceedings whatever which have been or may be initiated, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere; orfor the purpose of initiating or bringing to an end any such investigation or proceedings, or of facilitating a determination of whether it or they should be initiated or brought to an end.a person mentioned in paragraph (3) for the purpose of initiating proceedings to which this regulation applies, or of facilitating a determination of whether they should be initiated; orany person for the purposes of proceedings to which this regulation applies and which have been initiated, or for the purpose of bringing to an end such proceedings, or of facilitating a determination of whether they should be brought to an end.(2) A person mentioned in paragraph (3) (or a person who is employed by the Authority or the Secretary of State) is permitted to disclose confidential information to any person for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (1) (a) .the Authority;the Secretary of State; andthe Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland.the information relates to an authorised person, former authorised person or former regulated person (“A") ;the information also relates to another person (“B") who, to the knowledge of the primary recipient (or person obtaining confidential information directly or indirectly from him) , is or has been
