# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010, Regulation 56: Directions of the appropriate authority in relation to confidentiality


(1) The appropriate authority may direct the regulator that specified information, or information of a specified description, must be included on the public register even though it is confidential information.
(2) The appropriate authority must not give a direction under paragraph (1) unless it considers that the public interest in including such information on the register outweighs the public interest in maintaining its confidentiality.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111491423/regulation/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2010/regulation-56
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