Article 7 Disclosure of additional information to appointed person

The Minister may, before or at the inquiry, disclose to the appointed person, either orally or in writing, upon the condition referred to in paragraph (2) of this Rule, information additional to that contained in the statement referred to in Rule 4 or put forward in evidence at the inquiry, if the Minister is satisfied that it would be contrary to the public interest to disclose such additional information except upon such condition as aforesaid.

The Minister may require the appointed person to undertake, as a condition precedent to the communication of the additional information referred to in paragraph (1) of this Rule, not to disclose it at any time to any unauthorised person, and the information so communicated shall be deemed to be entrusted in confidence to the appointed person by the Minister who communicates it.