SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6Information
PART 4General provisions
6Limitations on powers
This Schedule does not authorise—
a
a disclosure, in contravention of any provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998, of personal data which are not exempt from those provisions, or
b
a disclosure which is prohibited by Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
7No breach of confidentiality etc
A disclosure of information which is authorised by this Schedule does not breach—
a
an obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or
b
any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).
8Retention, copying and disposal of documents
A person to whom a document is supplied under any provision of this Schedule may—
a
retain the document;
b
copy the document;
c
dispose of the document in such manner as the person thinks appropriate.
9Saving for existing powers
This Schedule does not limit any other power under which—
a
information may be disclosed, or
b
documents may be supplied.
10Meaning of “registration official”
A “registration official” is any of the following—
a
the Registrar General;
b
a superintendent registrar;
c
a registrar;
d
a registration authority or a person exercising the functions of a registration authority;
e
a civil partnership registrar (within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 — see section 29 of that Act).