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.