Article 17 Disclosure of information

so far as is authorised by Article 34; or

as may be necessary for the performance by any person of his functions under Article 10(5) in connection with the furnishing, collection or collation of the information; or

for the purposes of supplying information to the Department of Health and Social Services where the information is necessary for the performance by that Department of functions in connection with health or F1social care; or

for the purposes of supplying information to a government department in respect of a claim for any allowance or benefit under any statutory provision; or

for the purposes of supplying information in respect of the publication of statistics; or

for the purposes of any legal proceedings or report of such proceedings.

on summary conviction to a fine not exceedingF2 level 3 on the standard scale, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both; or

on conviction on indictment to an unlimited fine, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.