Part 2The regulator and its functions

Supplementary and general

I1I227Cooperation and information sharing

1

Schedule 3—

a

imposes duties of cooperation on the regulator and other persons, and

b

confers powers to share information on the regulator and other persons.

2

Except as provided by subsection (3), the disclosure of information under Schedule 3 does not breach—

a

any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or

b

any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).

3

Schedule 3 does not authorise a disclosure of information if the disclosure would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether a disclosure would do so, take into account the powers conferred by the Schedule).