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                           34. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commission may, in Mutual
                           relation to a regulated activity, enter into mutual assistance       assistance
                           agreements with a regulatory authority.


                                (2) The powers conferred on the Commission by Schedule 2
                           may, without prejudice to their generality, be exercised for the purpose
                           of assisting any such authority in the exercise of its functions.

                                (3) At the request of a regulatory authority, the Commission
                           may investigate any circumstances referred to in the request and
                           for that purpose, the powers conferred on the Commission by
                           Schedule 2 may, without prejudice to their generality, be exercised
                           for the purpose of assisting the requesting authority in the exercise
                           of its functions.

                                (4) Subsections (1) to (3) shall not permit the disclosure of
                           any information relating to the affairs of a customer otherwise
                           than in accordance with Schedule 5.


                           35. (1) The Commission shall keep a register of —                    Registers


                                  (a) former and current licenceholders; and

                                  (b) classes of persons who are exempt from any provision
                                      of this Act under section 44(2) ;

                           and in this Act such persons are referred to collectively as
                           “permitted persons”.


                                (2) The Commission shall also keep a register of directions
                           given under section 10.

                                (3) The registers to be kept under this section —


                                  (a) shall contain such information; and

                                  (b) shall be available for public inspection at such times,
                                      in such manner and by such means,


                           as may be prescribed in regulations made under section 44.


                                                       Chapter II


                                                     Offences, etc.

                           36. (1) Any person (“A”) who —                                       Fraudulent
                                                                                                inducement
                                  (a) makes a statement, promise or forecast which A knows      to make a
                                                                                                deposit
                                      to be misleading, false or deceptive; or
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