# The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 97: Requests for information about financial accounts and transactions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Despite regulations 89, 91, 94 and 95, sections 32 to 34 (customer information (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) and offences) and 42 (offence of disclosure) of the 2003 Act continue to have effect in relation to a request for customer information received from a relevant country by the Secretary of State under section 32 of that Act before commencement day as if the relevant country continued to be a participating country within the meaning of the 2003 Act..
(2) Despite regulations 89, 91, 94 and 95, sections 37 to 39 (customer information (Scotland) and offences) and 42 (offence of disclosure) of the 2003 Act continue to have effect in relation to a request for customer information received from a relevant country by the Lord Advocate under section 37 of that Act before commencement day as if the relevant country continued to be a participating country within the meaning of the 2003 Act..
(3) Despite regulations 89, 91, 94 and 95, sections 35 (account information: England and Wales and Northern Ireland), 36 (account monitoring orders: England and Wales and Northern Ireland) and 42 (offence of disclosure) of the 2003 Act continue to have effect in relation to a request for account information received from a relevant country by the Secretary of State under section 35 of that Act before commencement day as if the relevant country continued to be a participating country within the meaning of the 2003 Act..
(4) Despite regulations 89, 91, 94 and 95, sections 40, 41 (account monitoring orders: Scotland) and 42 (offence of disclosure) of the 2003 Act continue to have effect in relation to a request for account information received from a relevant country by the Lord Advocate under section 40 of that Act before commencement day as if the relevant country continued to be a participating country within the meaning of the 2003 Act..
(5) In this regulation “relevant country” means Iceland, Switzerland or Japan.
(6) See Article 62(1)(a) and Title VII of Part 3 of the withdrawal agreement, Article 50(1) and Title IV of Part 3 of the EEA EFTA separation agreement and sections 7A to 7C of the Withdrawal Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/742/regulation/97 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/law-enforcement-and-security-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-97
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