3.—(1) In section 1 of the Estate Agents Act 1979(1) (estate agency work), omit subsection (2)(c).
(2) In the Financial Services Act 1986—
(a)omit section 138 (insurance brokers); and
(b)in section 180 (exceptions from restrictions on disclosure), omit subsection (1)(j).
(3) In the Companies Act 1985(2)—
(a)in section 249B(3) (cases where exemptions from auditing requirements are not available), omit subsection (1)(c); and
(b)in section 449(4) (provision for security of information), omit subsection (1)(j).
(4) In section 87 of the Companies Act 1989(5) (exceptions from restrictions on disclosure), in subsection (4) omit the entry relating to the Council.
(5) In section 50 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990(6) (exceptions from restrictions on disclosure), omit subsection (2)(k).
(6) In section 64 of the Friendly Societies Act 1992(7) (exceptions from restrictions on disclosure), in subsection (5) omit the entry relating to the Council.
(7) In the Freedom of Information Act 2000(8), in Part VI of Schedule 1 (other public bodies and offices), omit the entry relating to the Council.
Inserted by the Companies Act 1985 (Audit Exemption) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/1935) and amended by S.I. 1996/189; S.I. 1997/936; and S.I. 2000/1430.
Amended and repealed in part by the Companies Act 1989 (c. 40) section 65 and Schedule 24; and amended by the Financial Services Act 1986 (c. 60) Schedule 13, paragraph 9.