145 General restrictions on disclosure of information
Railways Act 1993 (1993 c 43) | Legislation

145  General restrictions on disclosure of information

(1)     Subject to the following provisions of this section, no information with respect to any particular business which—

(a)     has been obtained under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this Act; and

(b)     relates to the affairs of any individual or to any particular business,

shall, during the lifetime of that individual or so long as that business continues to be carried on, be disclosed without the consent of that individual or the person for the time being carrying on that business.

(2)     Subsection (1) above does not apply to any disclosure of information which is made—

(a)     for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out by the Secretary of State[, the Welsh Ministers], [the Scottish Ministers,] [the Office of Rail and Road], . . . or the [Competition and Markets Authority] of any of his or, as the case may be, their functions under this Act[, the Transport Act 2000 or the Railways Act 2005];

[(aa)     for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out or carrying on by the Secretary of State[, the Welsh Ministers] or the Scottish Ministers of any other functions or activities of his or theirs in relation

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