SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9Disclosure of information

PART 3Protected information: permitted disclosures and restrictions on use

7Disclosure with appropriate consent

1

Paragraph 2 does not prohibit a disclosure of protected information if it is made with the appropriate consent.

2

For this purpose “the appropriate consent” means—

a

if the information was obtained as mentioned in paragraph 1(1) as a result of any premises being entered—

i

by an inspector in exercise of a relevant power,

ii

by a health and safety inspector in exercise of a power under section 20 of the 1974 Act, or

iii

by an ONR inquiry official in exercise of an ONR inquiry power,

the consent of a person having responsibilities in relation to the premises;

b

in any other case, the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained, or who provided it, as mentioned in paragraph 1(1).