Paragraph 14 I1
United Kingdom
Paragraph 2 does not prohibit the following disclosures of protected information—
a disclosure by the original holder to an officer of a local authority or relevant water authority who is authorised by the authority to receive the information;
a disclosure by an officer of a local authority or relevant water authority to whom the information is disclosed by virtue of paragraph (a) which is necessary for a relevant purpose.
A person to whom information is disclosed by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(a) must not use the information for a purpose other than a relevant purpose.
For the purposes of this paragraph—
“local authority” includes the following—
- (a)
a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985;
- (b)
F1...
- (c)
an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
- (d)
a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act;
- (da)
F2a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;
- (e)
F3the London Fire Commissioner,
- (f)
the Broads Authority;
- (g)
a National Park authority;
- (a)
“relevant water authority” means—
- (a)
a water undertaker,
- (b)
a sewerage undertaker,
- (c)
a water authority,
- (d)
a water development board, or
- (e)
Scottish Water;
- (a)
“relevant purpose”, in relation to an officer of a local authority or relevant water authority, means any purpose of the authority in connection with—
- (a)
any of the relevant statutory provisions or any of the provisions which are relevant statutory provisions for the purposes of Part 1 of the 1974 Act, or
- (b)
any provision of, or made under, primary legislation which relates to public health, public safety or the protection of the environment.
- (a)
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 9 para. 14(3) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(7), Sch. 13 para. 6(36); S.I. 2015/994, art. 6(g)
- F2
Words in Sch. 9 para. 14(3) inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 3.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 1 para. 96; S.I. 2017/399, reg. 2, Sch. para. 38
- F3
Words in Sch. 9 para. 14(3) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.4.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 2 para. 121; S.I. 2018/227, reg. 4(c)
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 9 para. 14 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/251, art. 4