Section 101 Protection for privileged communications between legal advisers and clients

I1(1)

An information notice may not require a person—

(a)

to provide privileged information, or

(b)

to produce any part of a document that is privileged.

(2)

Information or a document is privileged if a claim for legal professional privilege could be maintained in respect of it in legal proceedings.

I2(3)

The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision for the resolution by the tribunal of any dispute as to whether any information or document is privileged.

(4)

The regulations may, in particular, make provision for the custody of a document while its status is being determined.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 101(1)(2) in force at 25.1.2018 by S.I. 2018/33, art. 2(c)
I2: S. 101(3)(4) in force at 18.10.2017 by S.I. 2017/954, art. 2

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Act substituted (19.9.2025) by Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 5), s. 67(1), Sch. 2 para. 21