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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/258/1/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/258/1" id="section-258-1">
<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>Before establishing an information system pursuant to a direction under section 254 or a request under section 255 the Information Centre must consult—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/258/1/a/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/258/1/a" id="section-258-1-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>the person who gave the direction or made the request,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/258/1/b/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/258/1/b" id="section-258-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>representatives of other persons who the Centre considers are likely to use the information to which the direction or request relates,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/258/1/c/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/258/1/c" id="section-258-1-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>representatives of persons from whom any information will be collected, and</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/258/1/d/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/258/1/d" id="section-258-1-d">
<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>such other persons as the Centre considers appropriate.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/7/section/258/2/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/7/section/258/2" id="section-258-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If the Information Centre reasonably believes that there is no longer a need to retain information which it has obtained by complying with a direction under section 254 or a request under section 255, the Centre may destroy the information.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
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