Section 36 Disclosure of information.F1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Any information which is obtained under Part II, F2... or this Part shall not, without the previous consent in writing of the person from whom the information was obtained, be disclosed except for the purposes of—

(a)

the execution of those Parts, and of general statistics and returns;

(b)

any legal proceedings arising out of those Parts, or any criminal proceedings, whether so arising or not;

(c)

any reports of any proceedings of the kind referred to in paragraph ( b).

(2)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction, to a fine not exceedingF3 level 3 on the standard scale, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: mod. by SR 1987/187, 383
F2: Words in s. 36(1) repealed (1.7.2012) by Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 2), s. 60(2), Sch. 4; S.R. 2012/262, art. 2 (with arts. 4-6)
F3: 1984 NI 3

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Certain functions transf. by SR 1999/481

Notes on Part IV

Modifications

C1: Pt. IV: transfer of functions (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 5 Pt. 2 (with art. 9(2))