40 Further provisions about disclosures under any of sections 35 to 39
Digital Economy Act 2017 (2017 c 30) | Legislation

40  Further provisions about disclosures under any of sections 35 to 39

(1)     Personal information disclosed under any of sections 35 to 39 may only be used by the person to whom it is disclosed for the purposes for which it was disclosed, subject to subsection (2).

(2)     Subsection (1) does not prevent the use of information by a person—

(a)     if the information has already lawfully been made available to the public,

(b)     if the person to whom the information relates consents to its use for another purpose,

(c)     for the prevention or detection of crime or the prevention of anti-social behaviour,

(d)     for the purposes of a criminal investigation,

(e)     for the purposes of legal proceedings (whether civil

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