105.Section 34 makes provision about the confidentiality of information obtained by or on behalf of the Tenant Farming Commissioner for the purposes of an inquiry into the breach of a code of practice.
106.Subsection (1) prohibits any person mentioned in subsection (6) from disclosing any information obtained for the purposes of an inquiry into the breach of a code of practice unless authorised to do so under subsection (2).
107.Subsection (2) sets out the limited circumstances under which a relevant person can disclose any information obtained for the purposes of an inquiry into the breach of a code of practice.
108.Subsection (3) provides that any person who knowingly discloses any information obtained for the purposes of an inquiry into an alleged breach of a code of practice, where they are not authorised to do so under subsection (2), commits an offence.
109.Subsection (4) sets out the potential penalty where a person is found to be guilty of an offence under subsection (3).
110.Subsection (5) sets out the defences available to a person charged with an offence under subsection (3).