15 Confidentiality of information

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15  Confidentiality of information

(1)ÌýÌýÌýÌý Information obtained by [the Commissioner] or his officers in the course of or for the purposes of an investigation shall not be disclosed except—

(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý for the purposes of the investigation and any report to be made in respect of it,

[(aa)ÌýÌýÌýÌý for the purposes of [a matter] which is being investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner or a Local Commissioner (or both),]

(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý for the purposes of any proceedings for—

(i)ÌýÌýÌýÌý an offence under the Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1989 [or sections 1 to 4 or 18 of the National Security Act 2023] alleged to have been committed in respect of information obtained by virtue of this Act by [the

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