SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 9Disclosure of information
PART 3Protected information: permitted disclosures and restrictions on use
Ministers, government departments and certain authorities
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1
Paragraph 2 does not prohibit the following disclosures of protected information—
a
a disclosure to—
i
a relevant authority, or
ii
an officer of a relevant authority, or
b
a disclosure by a person within paragraph (a) which is necessary for any of the purposes of the relevant authority in question.
2
For this purpose, “relevant authority” means—
a
a Minister of the Crown,
b
the Scottish Ministers,
c
the Welsh Ministers,
d
a Northern Ireland Department,
e
the Environment Agency,
f
the Scottish Environment Protection Agency,
g
the Natural Resources Body for Wales,
h
F1the Office of Rail and Road,
i
the Civil Aviation Authority, or
j
any other government department.
3
A person within sub-paragraph (1)(a) to whom protected information is disclosed by virtue of any provision of this Schedule may not use the information for a purpose other than any of the purposes of the relevant authority in question.