Immigration Act 2014

PART 4 General provisions

Limitations on powers

6 This Schedule does not authorise—

(a) a disclosure, in contravention of any provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998, of personal data which are not exempt from those provisions, or

(b) a disclosure which is prohibited by Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.

No breach of confidentiality etc

7 A disclosure of information which is authorised by this Schedule does not breach—

(a) an obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or

(b) any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).

Retention, copying and disposal of documents

8 A person to whom a document is supplied under any provision of this Schedule may—

(a) retain the document;

(b) copy the document;

(c) dispose of the document in such manner as the person thinks appropriate.

Saving for existing powers

9 This Schedule does not limit any other power under which—

(a) information may be disclosed, or

(b) documents may be supplied.

Meaning of “registration official”

10 A “registration official” is any of the following—

(a) the Registrar General;

(b) a superintendent registrar;

(c) a registrar;

(d) a registration authority or a person exercising the functions of a registration authority;

(e) a civil partnership registrar (within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 — see section 29 of that Act).