The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
These Regulations amend the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/2188) (“the 2001 Regulations”) and the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/882) (“the 2014 Regulations”). The 2001 Regulations and the 2014 Regulations specify the circumstances in which confidential information, as defined respectively in section 348(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c.8) (“FSMA”) and in section 91(2) of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 (c.33) (“FSBRA”), may be disclosed, including persons to whom and by whom, and purposes for which, confidential information may be disclosed.