SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Consequential and related amendments
Employment Agencies Act 1973 (c. 35)
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Section 9 of the Employment Agencies Act 1973 (inspection) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (4)—
a
in paragraph (a), for the words before sub-paragraph (i) substitute “
No information to which this subsection applies shall be disclosed except—
”
;
b
at the end of paragraph (a) insert
; or
vii
to an officer acting by virtue of section 26 of the Immigration Act 2016 (investigative functions in connection with labour market enforcement undertakings and orders); or
viii
to an officer acting for the purposes of Part 2 of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 for any purpose relating to that Part; or
ix
to the Pensions Regulator for the purposes of the exercise of any function of the Regulator; or
x
to the Care Quality Commission for the purposes of the exercise of any function of the Commission.
3
After subsection (4) insert—
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Subsection (4) applies to—
a
information obtained in the course of exercising the powers conferred by this section,
b
information obtained pursuant to section 15(5A) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, and
c
information obtained in the course of exercising powers by virtue of section 26(1) of the Immigration Act 2016 (investigative functions in connection with labour market enforcement undertakings and orders).