Paragraph 6

United Kingdom

(1)

Subject to paragraph 7 below, no information which—

(a)

has been obtained under section 44(2) to (4) F1 or 44A F2 above; and

(b)

relates to the business or other affairs of a person who is not a relevant person for the purposes of paragraph 1 above,

shall be disclosed without the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained and, if different, the person to whom it relates.

(2)

A person who discloses any information in contravention of this paragraph shall be guilty of an offence under section 449 of the Companies Act or Article 442 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 and liable accordingly.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Subsections (2) to (4) have been amended by the Companies Act 1989 (c.40), section 77(2).
F2: Section 44A was inserted by the Companies Act 1989 (c.40), section 77(3).

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (1.12.2001) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments and Repeals) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3649), arts. 1, 3(1)(b)

Notes on Schedule 2B]

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 2B inserted (1.7.1994) by S.I. 1994/1696, reg. 26(2), Sch. 2

Modifications

C1

Sch. 2B: Power to contract out functions conferred (18.11.1998) by S.I. 1998/2842, arts. 2, 3, Sch. Pt. I para. 57

Sch. 2B: functions to be exercised by the Secretary of State and the Treasury concurrently (5.1.1998) by S.I. 1997/2781, art. 4(1)(h) (with art. 7)