7(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).