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Regulation 13 Confidentiality

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(1)

The Secretary of State must not disclose to any other person any information contained in a supply chain application where that disclosure may, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, damage the commercial interests of the applicant or another person, except—

(a)

in the case of the commercial interests of—

(i)

the applicant, with the consent of the applicant; or

(ii)

another person, with the consent of that person;

(b)

as required by or under—

(i)

an order of the court;

(ii)

an enactment; or

(iii)

an EU obligation; or

(c)

to a permitted person for a permitted purpose, and the Secretary of State is satisfied that arrangements have been made with that person to prevent any further disclosure of that information by that person.

(2)

In paragraph (1)—

  • “permitted person” means—

    1. (a)

      a public authority to which the Human Rights Act 1998f1 applies; or

    2. (b)

      a person providing services to the Secretary of State in relation to a permitted purpose or any officer, employee or agent of that person;

  • “permitted purpose” means—

    1. (a)

      to enable the Secretary of State to determine whether or not to provide a supply chain statement; or

    2. (b)

      to support the development of supply chains.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 42.