SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Restrictions on disclosing information

Other permitted disclosures

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1

Paragraph 1(2) does not apply where information is disclosed—

a

for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out of functions of a relevant person under a relevant statutory provision, or

b

for the purposes of civil proceedings brought under or by virtue of a relevant statutory provision.

2

These are relevant persons—

  • the CAA;

  • a Minister of the Crown (within the meaning of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975);

  • the Welsh Ministers;

  • the Scottish Ministers;

  • a Northern Ireland Department;

  • the Competition Appeal Tribunal;

  • the F2Competition and Markets Authority;

  • F3...

  • the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority;

  • the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation;

  • the Water Services Regulation Authority;

  • F5the Office of Rail RegulationF5Office of Rail and Road;

  • the Coal Authority;

  • the Office of Communications;

  • F6...

  • a local weights and measures authority in Great Britain;

  • a district council in Northern Ireland.

3

These are relevant statutory provisions—

  • Part 1 of this Act;

  • sections 83 and 84 of this Act;

  • Trade Descriptions Act 1968;

  • Fair Trading Act 1973;

  • Consumer Credit Act 1974;

  • Estate Agents Act 1979;

  • Competition Act 1980;

  • Civil Aviation Act 1982;

  • Air Navigation Orders made under section 60 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982;

  • regulations made under section 75 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (investigation of accidents);

  • Airports Act 1986;

  • Gas Act 1986;

  • Insolvency Act 1986;

  • Consumer Protection Act 1987;

  • Consumer Protection (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2049 (N.I. 20));

  • Electricity Act 1989;

  • Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19));

  • Broadcasting Act 1990;

  • F1...

  • Water Industry Act 1991;

  • Water Resources Act 1991;

  • Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/231 (N.I. 1));

  • Railways Act 1993;

  • Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/426 (N.I. 1));

  • Broadcasting Act 1996;

  • Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2));

  • Competition Act 1998;

  • Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000;

  • Enterprise Act 2002;

  • Communications Act 2003;

  • Water Act 2003;

  • Railways Act 2005;

  • Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21));

  • Postal Services Act 2011;

  • F4Parts 3 and 4 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013;

  • F7Water Act 2014;

and subordinate legislation made for the purpose of securing compliance with relevant EU provisions.

4

These are relevant EU provisions—

a

Articles 104 and 105 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (competition);

b

Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market;

c

Directive 2006/114/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 concerning misleading and comparative advertising;

d

Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on airport charges.