7 Information gateways: supplementary
Immigration Act 2016 (2016 c 19) | Legislation

7  Information gateways: supplementary

(1)     A disclosure of information which is authorised by section 6 does not breach—

(a)     an obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or

(b)     any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).

(2)     But nothing in section 6 authorises the making of a disclosure which—

(a)     contravenes [the data protection legislation], or

(b)     is prohibited by [any of Parts 1 to 7 or Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016].

(3)     Section 6 does not limit the circumstances in which information may be disclosed apart from that section.

(4)     Section 6(1) does not authorise a person serving in an intelligence service to disclose information to the Director or a relevant staff member.

But this does not affect the disclosures which such a person may make in accordance with intelligence service disclosure arrangements.

(5)     Intelligence service information

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