Paragraph 4 I1

In section 5 (restriction on disclosure of information), after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A)

Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to disclosure—

(a)

by a development council established in relation to an industry whose activities include an agricultural activity;

(b)

to, or to an officer of, Natural England;

(c)

to, or to an officer of, the Commission for Rural Communities;

(d)

to, or to an officer of, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee;

(e)

to, or to an officer of, a body specified in Schedule 7 to the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006;

(f)

to, or to an officer of, a board established under Chapter 2 of Part 8 of the 2006Act.”