49Disclosure to foreign authorities of licensing and registration information
(1)The Secretary of State may make any information held by him (in any form) for the purposes of—
(a)Part 3 or 4 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) (licensing of drivers of vehicles), or
(b)Part 2 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (registration of vehicles),
available to the authorities of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom with responsibility under the law of that country or territory for the regulation of drivers or vehicles for use by them in the discharge of that responsibility.
(2)The Department of the Environment may make any information held by it (in any form) for the purposes of—
(a)Part 2 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/154 (N.I. 1)) (licensing of drivers of vehicles), or
(b)Articles 70 to 79 of that Order (licensing of drivers of large goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles),
available to the authorities of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom with responsibility under the law of that country or territory for the regulation of drivers or vehicles for use by them in the discharge of that responsibility.