Regulation 7 Information concerning internal discussions or deliberations

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the Authority, a licence holder or the Council may refuse to supply under section 24 or 26 of the Act—

(a)

any information concerning the discussions or deliberations of the Authority, a licence holder or the Council as to a decision or action to be taken or that may be taken by the Authority, a licence holder or the Council where the direction requiring the supply of that information is given before that decision or action has been taken;

(b)

any information concerning the discussions or deliberations of the Authority, a licence holder or the Council as to a decision or action which has been taken and is to be announced or published by the Authority, a licence holder or the Council where the direction requiring the supply of that information is given before that decision or action has been announced or published;

(c)

any information concerning the views of the Authority or a licence holder on its relationship with the Council or the performance by the Council of its functions;

(d)

any information concerning the views of the Council on its relationship with the Authority or the performance by the Authority of its functions.

(2)

A licence holder may not by virtue of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (1) refuse to supply information which is relevant to the investigation of a complaint to which section 32 of the Gas Act 1986 or section 46 of the Electricity Act 1989 applies.

(3)

The Authority may refuse to supply under section 24 of the Act any information which relates to the obtaining of information from confidential sources by the Authority for the purposes of its functions—

(a)

under sections 28 or 30A of the Gas Act 1986;

(b)

under sections 25 or 27A of the Electricity Act 1989; or

(c)

in relation to any criminal proceedings which the Authority has power to conduct.