194Information
(1)Information obtained by—
(a)any Minister of the Crown or government department,
(b)the National Assembly for Wales, or
(c)any local authority or other statutory body,
may be disclosed to the charging authority or licensing authority, or any of the charging authorities or licensing authorities, in relation to a charging scheme or licensing scheme under this Part for or in connection with the exercise of any of their functions with respect to the charging scheme or licensing scheme.
(2)Information obtained by the charging authority or licensing authority, or any of the charging authorities or licensing authorities, in relation to a charging scheme or licensing scheme under this Part for or in connection with any of their functions other than their functions with respect to the charging scheme or licensing scheme may be used by them for or in connection with the exercise of any of their functions with respect to the charging scheme or licensing scheme.
(3)Any information—
(a)which has been or could be disclosed to an authority under subsection (1) for or in connection with the exercise of any of their functions with respect to the charging scheme or licensing scheme, or
(b)which has been or could be used by an authority by virtue of subsection (2) 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 192(b).
(4)Information disclosed to a person under subsection (3)—
(a)may be disclosed to any other person for or in connection with the charging scheme or licensing scheme, but
(b)may not be used (by him or any other person to whom it is disclosed under paragraph (a)) otherwise than for or in connection with the charging scheme or licensing scheme.