113 Disclosure of information

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113  Disclosure of information

(1)     Notwithstanding any prohibition or restriction imposed by or under any enactment or rule of law, information of any description may be disclosed—

(a)     by [a relevant agency] to a Minister of the Crown, [another relevant agency] or a local enforcing authority,

(b)     by a Minister of the Crown to [a relevant agency], another Minister of the Crown or a local enforcing authority, . . .

(c)     by a local enforcing authority to a Minister of the Crown, [a relevant agency] or another local enforcing authority, [or

(d)     by the Natural Resources Body for Wales to the Forestry Commissioners [or the Scottish Ministers],]

for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out by [any of the relevant agencies] of any of its functions, by any such Minister of any of his environmental functions or by any local enforcing authority of any of its relevant functions; and no person shall be subject to any civil or criminal liability in consequence of any disclosure made by virtue of this subsection.

[(1A)     Nothing in this section authorises the disclosure by SEPA to

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