# Energy Act 2023, Paragraph 5: Disclosure with appropriate consent

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Section 113 does not prohibit a disclosure of protected material if it is made with the appropriate consent.
(2) For this purpose a disclosure is made with the appropriate consent if—
(a) in the case of disclosure by the OGA, the original owner consents to the disclosure;
(b) in the case of disclosure by a subsequent holder—
(i) the OGA consents to the disclosure, and
(ii) where the protected material in question was provided to the OGA under section 112, the OGA confirms that the original owner of the material also consents to the disclosure.
(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the original owner of protected material provided to the OGA is the person by whom, or on whose behalf, the protected material was so provided.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/schedule/7/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2023/schedule-7/paragraph-5
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.