Advice for potential applicants and others
10(1)Section 51 (giving of advice by Commission and disclosure of advice and requests for advice) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1) for “The Commission may give advice to an applicant or potential applicant, or to others,” substitute “This section applies to advice”.
(3)For subsections (2) to (4) substitute—
“(3)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the giving of advice to which this section applies.
(4)In particular, regulations under subsection (3) may make provision that has the effect that—
(a)a request for advice made by an applicant, potential applicant or other person, or
(b)advice given to an applicant, potential applicant or other person,
must be, or may be, disclosed by the Secretary of State to other persons or to the public generally.”