# The Overseas Companies Regulations 2009, Schedule 1: SPECIFIED PUBLIC AUTHORITIES The Secretary of State; any Northern Ireland Department; the Scottish Ministers; the Welsh Ministers; the Treasury; the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs; the Bank of England; the Director of Public Prosecutions; the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland; the Serious Fraud Office; the Secret Intelligence Service; the Security Service; the Government Communications Headquarters; the Financial Services Authority; the Competition Commission; the Pensions Regulator; the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers; the Regulator of Community Interest Companies; the Registrar of Credit Unions for Northern Ireland; the Office of Fair Trading; the Office of the Information Commissioner; the Charity Commission; the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland; the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator; the Postal Services Commission; the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority; the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation; the Gambling Commission; the Serious Organised Crime Agency; the Health and Safety Executive; the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland; the Food Standards Agency; the Gangmasters Licensing Authority; the Security Industry Authority; a local authority within the meaning of section 54(2) of the Companies Act 2006; an official receiver appointed under section 399 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (appointment, etc, of official receivers); the Official Receiver for Northern Ireland; the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Services; a person acting as an insolvency practitioner within the meaning of section 388 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (meaning of “act as an insolvency practitioner”) or Article 3 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (“act as an insolvency practitioner”); an inspector appointed under Part 14 of the Companies Act 1985 (investigation of companies and their affairs: requisition of documents) or Part 15 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 or a person appointed under regulation 30 of the Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001 (power to investigate) or regulation 22 of the Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004; any person authorised to exercise powers under section 447 of the Companies Act 1985 (power to require documents and information), or section 84 of the Companies Act 1989 (exercise of powers by officers, etc) or Article 440 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order; any person exercising functions conferred by Part 6 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (official listing) or the competent authority under that Part; a person appointed to make a report under section 166 (reports by skilled persons) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; a person appointed to conduct an investigation under section 167 (appointment of persons to carry out general investigations) or 168(3) or (5) (appointment of persons to carry out investigations in particular cases) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; an inspector appointed under section 284 (power to investigate) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; an overseas regulatory authority within the meaning of section 82 of the Companies Act 1989 (request for assistance by overseas regulatory authority); a police force. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111479476/schedule/1 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-overseas-companies-regulations-2009/schedule-1 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.