# The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018, Regulation 7: Information sharing – Northern Ireland


(1) In order to facilitate the exercise of the Northern Ireland competent authority's functions under these Regulations—
(a) a Northern Ireland Department may share information with the Northern Ireland competent authority; and
(b) the Northern Ireland competent authority may share information with a Northern Ireland Department.
(2) In this regulation—
(a) “the Northern Ireland competent authority” means the competent authority that is specified for Northern Ireland in column 3 of the table in Schedule 1 in relation to the subsectors specified in column 2 of that table; and
(b) “a Northern Ireland Department” means a department mentioned in Schedule 1 to the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/506/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/network-and-information-systems-regulations-2018/regulation-7
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