Industry Act 1975

33 Confidentiality

(1) Information to which this section applies shall not be disclosed without the consent of the person furnishing it except—

(a) to a government department for the purposes of the exercise by that department of any of their functions;

(b) for the purposes of a reference under section 32 above, to the advisory committee or to a person whose aid is called in under paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 to this Act;

(c) to the Manpower Services Commission, the Employment Services Agency or the Training Services Agency established under the [1973 c. 50.] Employment and Training Act 1973 ; or

(d) for use—

(i) in investigating the possible commission of an offence,

(ii) in connection with any criminal proceedings consequent on such an investigation, or

(iii) in a report of any such proceedings.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) below, this section applies to information which has been furnished to a Minister under section 30 above but has not been furnished to authorised representatives under section 32 above.

(3) This section does not apply to any information at a time after a person has been convicted of an offence under section 34(1) CM below in relation to it.

(4) The reference to a government department in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) above includes a reference to a Northern Ireland department.