Part I

Social Rented Sector regulated by the Welsh Ministers
Chapter IV

General powers of the Relevant Authority

Information

Disclosure of information to the Welsh Ministers.
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A body or person to whom this section applies may, subject to the following provisions, disclose to the Welsh Ministers, for the purpose of enabling the Welsh Ministers to discharge any of its functions relating to registered social landlords, any information received by that body or person under or for the purposes of any enactment.
2
This section applies to the following bodies and persons—
a
any government department (including a Northern Ireland department);
b
any local authority;
c
any constable; and
d
any other body or person discharging functions of a public nature (including a body or person discharging regulatory functions in relation to any description of activities).
3
This section has effect subject to any express restriction on disclosure imposed by or under any other enactment.
4
Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting any power of disclosure exercisable apart from this section.
S. 32 extended (16.9.1996) by S.I. 1996/2402, art. 3, Sch. para. 1
Words in Pt. I substituted (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 140, Sch. 16 para. 82(1)(2) (with ss. 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art.5.
Part I (ss. 1-64) amended (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art.3
Pt. 1: The system of "registered social landlords" under this Part is replaced (8.9.2008 for specified purposes and 1.12.2008, 16.2.2009, 1.4.2009, 7.9.2009 and 1.4.2010 for further purposes) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), Pt. 2. This Part continues to apply in relation to Wales with certain provisions applied in relation to England and certain provisions preserved although they apply to England only, see s. 60 of the affecting Act; S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3; S.I. 2008/3068, art. 3 (with arts. 6-13); S.I. 2009/363, art. 2; S.I. 2009/803, art. 7; S.I. 2009/2096, art. 2(1); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
Pt. I title substituted (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 61(1), 325(1); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
Words in Pt. I substituted (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 61(7), 325(1); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
Words in Pt. I title substituted (18.10.2011) by Housing (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 5), s. 90(2), Sch. para. 2; S.I. 2011/2475, arts. 1(2), 2(u)