# The Banking Act 1987 (Exempt Transactions) Regulations 1997, Paragraph 15: CONFIDENTIALITY


Participating Societies will observe a strict duty of confidentiality about their members and customers personal financial affairs and will not disclose details of members or customers accounts or their names and addresses to any third party except as permissible under the rules of Participating Societies other than in the four exceptional cases permitted by law, namely:—
(i) where a Participating Society is legally compelled to do so:
(ii) where there is a duty to the public to disclose;
(iii) where the interests of a Participating Society require disclosure;
(iv) where disclosure is made at the request or with the consent of the member or customer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/817/schedule/4/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/banking-act-1987-exempt-transactions-regulations-1997/schedule-4/paragraph-15
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