# Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022, Section 5B: Advice and information: data protection


(1) A direction under section 5A(2)(a) does not require a disclosure of information if the disclosure would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether a disclosure would do so, take into account the duty to comply with a direction under that section).
(2) In this section “data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(9) of that Act).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/48/section/5B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-executive-formation-etc-act-2022/section-5B
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