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Company Law Reform Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 118:"Leave out Clause 221 and insert the following new Clause—" ““PERMITTED USE OR DISCLOSURE BY THE REGISTRAR (1)   The registrar may use protected information for communicating with the director in question. (2)   The registrar may disclose protected information— (a)   to a public authority specified for the purposes of this section by regulations made by the Secretary of State, or (b)   to a credit reference agency. (3)   The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations— (a)   specifying conditions for the disclosure of protected information in accordance with this section, and (b)   providing for the charging of fees. (4)   In this section— ““credit reference agency”” means a person carrying on a business comprising the furnishing of information relevant to the financial standing of individuals, being information collected by the agency for that purpose; and ““public authority”” includes any person or body having functions of a public nature. (5)   Regulations under this section are subject to negative resolution procedure.”” My Lords, I beg to move. | [Amendments Nos. 119 and 120, as amendments to Amendment No. 118, not moved.] On Question, Amendment No. 118 agreed to. Clause 222 [Disclosure under court order]: