PART 2Operation of the redress scheme
Functions in relation to the redress scheme
I112Sharing of information between the Scottish Ministers and Redress Scotland
1
The Scottish Ministers and Redress Scotland may, in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (2), disclose information to each other.
2
The circumstances are that disclosure of the information is—
a
necessary to enable the Scottish Ministers or Redress Scotland to perform a function conferred on them or on it under or by virtue of this Act, or
b
otherwise necessary for or in connection with the operation of the redress scheme.
3
Nothing in this section authorises a disclosure of any information that would be in contravention of the data protection legislation.
4
In this section, “the data protection legislation” has the meaning given by section 3(9) of the Data Protection Act 2018.