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;
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the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority;
the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation;
the Water Services Regulation Authority;
the Coal Authority;
the Office of Communications;
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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;
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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.