(1)Information obtained by—
(a)any Minister of the Crown or government department;
(b)the Scottish Administration; or
(c)any local authority or other statutory body,
may be disclosed to the charging authority, or any of the charging authorities, in relation to a charging scheme for or in connection with the exercise of any of their functions with respect to the charging scheme.
(2)Information obtained by the charging authority, or any of the charging authorities, in relation to a charging scheme for or in connection with any of their functions other than their functions with respect to the charging scheme may be used by them for or in connection with the exercise of any of their functions with respect to the charging scheme.
(3)Any information which has been or could be—
(a)disclosed to an authority under subsection (1) above for or in connection with the exercise of any of their functions with respect to the charging scheme; or
(b)used by an authority by virtue of subsection (2) above for or in connection with the exercise of any of those functions,
may be disclosed to any person with whom the authority has entered into arrangements under section 61(b) of this Act.
(4)Information disclosed to a person under subsection (3) above—
(a)may be disclosed to any other person for or in connection with the charging scheme; but
(b)may not be used (by the person or any other person to whom it is disclosed under paragraph (a) above) otherwise than for or in connection with the charging scheme.