[F113DDisclosure of informationS
(1)It is an offence to disclose any information derived from the Register other than in accordance with regulations made under section 13A(2) in pursuance of this section.
(2)Regulations made under section 13A(2) may authorise the Scottish Ministers or a registration organisation to disclose information derived from the Register—
(a)to an adoption agency for the purposes of helping it—
(i)to find persons with whom it would be appropriate to place a child for whom the agency is acting, or
(ii)to find a child who is appropriate for adoption by persons for whom the agency is acting,
(b)to any person (whether or not established or operating in Scotland) specified in the regulations—
(i)for any purpose connected with the performance of functions by the Scottish Ministers or a registration organisation in pursuance of this Chapter,
(ii)for the purpose of enabling the information to be entered in a register which is maintained in respect of England, Wales or Northern Ireland and which contains information about children who are suitable for adoption or prospective adopters,
(iii)for the purpose of enabling or assisting that person to perform any functions which relate to adoption,
(iv)for use for statistical or research purposes, or
(v)for any other purpose relating to adoption.
(3)Regulations made under section 13A(2) may—
(a)set out terms and conditions on which information may be disclosed in pursuance of this section,
(b)specify steps to be taken by an adoption agency in respect of information received in pursuance of subsection (2),
(c)authorise an adoption agency to disclose information derived from the Register for purposes relating to adoption.
(4)Subsection (1) does not apply to a disclosure of information by or with the authority of the Scottish Ministers.
(5)A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both.]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 1 Ch. 1A inserted (30.9.2015 so far as is necessary to enable the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under section 13A(2), 1.4.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), ss. 75, 102(3); S.S.I. 2015/317, art. 2, Sch.; S.S.I. 2015/406, art. 3(2)(3), Sch. Pt. 2