Section 180 Exceptions from restrictions on disclosure.C1

with a view to the institution of or otherwise for the purposes of criminal proceedings;

with a view to the institution of or otherwise for the purposes of any civil proceedings arising under or by virtue of this Act or proceedings before the Tribunal;

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Treasury to exercise any of their powers F2under the enactments relating to insurance companies, under this Act or under Part III or VII of the Companies Act 1989;

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Secretary of State to exercise any powers conferred on him by this Act or by the enactments relating to companies insurance companies or insolvency F3or by Part II, III or VII of the Companies Act 1989 or for the purpose of enabling or assisting any inspector appointed by him under the enactments relating to companies to discharge his functions;

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Department of Economic Development for Northern Ireland to exercise any powers conferred on it by the enactments relating to companies or insolvency or for the purpose of enabling or assisting any inspector appointed by it under the enactments relating to companies to discharge his functions;

for the purpose—

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Financial Services Authority to discharge—

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Bank of England to discharge F6any of its functions;

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Deposit Protection Board to discharge its functions under that Act;

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Friendly Societies Commission to discharge its functions under this Act, the enactments relating to friendly societies or the enactments relating to industrial assurance

for the purpose of enabling or assisting a body established by order under section 46 of the Companies Act 1989 to discharge its functions under Part II of that Act, or of enabling or assisting a recognised supervisory or qualifying body within the meaning of that Part to discharge its functions as such;

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Industrial Assurance Commissioner or the Industrial Assurance Commissioner for Northern Ireland to discharge his functions under the enactments relating to industrial assurance;

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Insurance Brokers Registration Council to discharge its functions under the M3Insurance Brokers (Registration) Act 1977;

for the purpose of enabling or assisting an official receiver to discharge his functions under the enactments relating to insolvency or for the purpose of enabling or assisting a body which is for the time being a recognised professional body for the purposes of section 391 of the M4Insolvency Act 1986 to discharge its functions as such;

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Building Societies Commission to discharge its functions under the M5Building Societies Act 1986;

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Director General of Fair Trading to discharge his functions under this Act;

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority or the Pensions Compensation Board to discharge their functions under the Pension Schemes Act 1993 or the Pensions Act 1995 or any enactment in force in Northern Ireland corresponding to either of them;

for the purpose of enabling or assisting a recognised self-regulating organisation, recognised investment exchange, recognised professional body, or recognised clearing house to discharge its functions as such;

to an Operator approved under the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001 if the information is necessary to ensure the proper functioning of a relevant system within the meaning of those Regulations in relation to defaults and potential defaults by market-participants;

with a view to the institution of, or otherwise for the purposes of, any disciplinary proceedings relating to the exercise by a solicitor, auditor, accountant, valuer or actuary of his professional duties;

with a view to the institution of, or otherwise for the purposes of, any disciplinary proceedings relating to the discharge by a public servant of his duties;

for the purpose of enabling or assisting any person appointed or authorised to exercise any powers under F12F13section 43A or 44 of the Insurance Companies Act 1982, section 447 of the Companies Act 1985, section 94, 106 or 177 above or section 84 of the Companies Act 1989 to discharge his functions;

for the purpose of enabling or assisting an auditor of an authorised person or a person approved under section 108 above to discharge his functions;

for the purpose of enabling or assisting an overseas regulatory authority to exercise its regulatory functions;

if the information is or has been available to the public from other sources;

in a summary or collection of information framed in such a way as not to enable the identity of any person to whom the information relates to be ascertained; or

in pursuance of any Community obligation.

in paragraph (oo) “public servant” means an officer or servant of the Crown or of any public or other authority for the time being designated for the purposes of that paragraph by order of the Secretary of State; and

in paragraph (qq) “overseas regulatory authority” and “regulatory functions” have the same meaning as in section 82 of the Companies Act 1989.

impose conditions subject to which the disclosure of information is permitted by that subsection; and

otherwise restrict the circumstances in which that subsection permits disclosure.

of any information contained in an unpublished report of the Tribunal which has been made available to any person under this Act, by the person to whom it was made available or by any person obtaining the information directly or indirectly from him;

of any information contained in any notice or copy of a notice served under this Act, notice of the contents of which has not been given to the public, by the person on whom it was served or any person obtaining the information directly or indirectly from him;

of any information contained in the register kept under section 102 above by virtue of subsection (1)(e) of that section, by a person who has inspected the register under section 103(2) or (3) above or any person obtaining the information directly or indirectly from him.

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Director, the Secretary of State or any other Minister, F18the Competition Commission or any Northern Ireland department to discharge any function conferred on him or them by the M6Fair Trading Act 1973 (other than Part II or III of that Act), F19. . . the M7Competition Act 1980 F20or the Competition Act 1998; or

for the purposes of any civil proceedings under any of those provisions;

to prevent the disclosure by virtue of that provision; or

to restrict the extent to which disclosure is permitted by virtue of that provision,