HC Deb 12 June 1986 vol 99 c627

Amendments made: No. 246, in page 112, line 16, leave out 'under' and `arising under or by virtue of.

No. 247, in page 113, line 8, at end insert— '(jj) for the purpose of enabling or assisting an official receiver to discharge his functions under the enactment 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: 3 of the Insolvency Act 1985 to discharge its functions as such;'.

No. 248, in page 113, line 15, at end insert— '(ll) 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;'.

No. 249, in page 114, line 22, at end insert— '(6A) Section 148 above shall not preclude the disclosure of information by the Dierector General of Fair Trading or any officer or servant of his or any person obtaining the information directly or indirectly from the Director or any such officer or servant if the information was obtained by the director or any such officer or servant for the purposes of or in the discharge of his functions under this Act (whether or not he was the primary recipient of the information within the meaning of section 148 above) and the dislosure is made—

  1. (a) for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Director, the Secretary of State or any other Minister, the Monopolies and Mergers Commission or any Northern Ireland department to discharge any function conferred on him or them by the Fair Trading Act 1973 (other than Part II or III of that Act), the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 or the Competition Act 1980; or
  2. (b) for the purposes of any civl proceedings under any of those provisions;
and information shall not be treated as restricted information for the purposes of section 148 above if it has been made available to the public by virtue of this subsection. (6B) The Secretary of State may by order modify the application of any provision of this section so as—
  1. (a) to prevent the dislosure by virtue of that provision; or
  2. (b) to restrict the extent to which disclosure is permitted by virtue of that provision,
of information received by a person specified in the order pursuant to a Community obligation from a person exercising functions in relation to collective investment schemes who is also so specified.'.

No. 250, in page 114, line 23, after '(3)', insert 'or (6B)'. —[Mr. Howard.]

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