Central Bank Act 1942

F395[Confidential information provided for purposes of investigation etc. not to be disclosed

33ANL. (1) Where confidential information is provided to a person for the purposes of an investigation, or under or for the purposes of subsections (1) to (3) of section 33ANK, that person shall not, subject to section 33AK, disclose that information unless authorised to do so by the Bank in writing or required to do so by law.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents a person from disclosing information to his or her legal representative.

(3) In this section, "confidential information" includes information given to a person for the purposes of an investigation, or under or for the purposes of subsections (1) to (3) of section 33ANK, where—

(a) the person has been notified by the responsible authorised officer that the information is confidential, or

(b) the information is of a class or description in relation to which the person has been notified by the responsible authorised officer that information of that class or description is confidential.]

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F395

Inserted (19.04.2023) by Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2023 (5/2023), s. 43, S.I. No. 176 of 2023, subject to transitional provisions in s. 93.