Part 3 Protected Information: Permitted Disclosures and Restrictions on Use
Energy Act 2013 (2013 c 32) | Legislation

Part 3 Protected Information: Permitted Disclosures and Restrictions on Use

Disclosure with appropriate consent

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(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).

Disclosure by ONR, inspectors etc

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Paragraph 2 does not prohibit a disclosure of protected information by—

(a)     the ONR,

(b)     an inspector,

(c)     a health and safety inspector, or

(d)     an ONR inquiry official,

for the purposes of any of that person's functions.

Disclosure to the ONR, inspectors etc

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