18E+W+SRegulations under this Schedule may include provision that, in carrying out its functions under Part I or II of this Act, an authority may use information which—
(a)is obtained under any other enactment; and
(b)does not fall within any prescribed description of information which cannot be used.
[F118A(1)[F2A billing] [F2An] authority may use information it has obtained for the purpose of carrying out its functions under Part 1 [F3or Part 2] of this Act for the purpose of—E+W+S
(a)identifying vacant dwellings, or
(b)taking steps to bring vacant dwellings back into use.
(2)The power under sub-paragraph (1) above, so far as relating to personal information, extends only to information which consists of an individual’s name or an address or number for communicating with him.
(3)In this paragraph—
“personal information” means information which relates to an individual (living or dead) who can be identified—
from that information, or
from that information and other information of the authority,
and includes any expression of opinion about the individual and any indication of the intentions of any person in respect of the individual;
“vacant dwelling” means a dwelling in which no one lives and which is substantially unfurnished.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 para. 18A inserted (18.11.2003) by Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26), s. 85
F2Word in Sch. 2 para. 18A(1) substituted (S.) (7.10.2011) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 17), ss. 157(1)(a), 166(2); S.S.I. 2011/339, art. 2
F3Words in Sch. 2 para. 18A(1) inserted (S.) (7.10.2011) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 17), ss. 157(1)(b), 166(2); S.S.I. 2011/339, art. 2