PART 3Information

Use of information by Revenue Scotland etc.

13Use of information by Revenue Scotland and other persons

1

A relevant person may use information held by the person in connection with a function in connection with any other function.

2

In this section and section 14 “relevant person” means any or all of the following persons—

a

Revenue Scotland,

b

a member of Revenue Scotland,

c

a committee of Revenue Scotland (and a member of any committee),

d

the chief executive or any other member of staff of Revenue Scotland,

e

a person to whom Revenue Scotland has delegated any of its functions,

f

a member of staff of a person mentioned in paragraph (e).

3

In this section and section 14 references to a “function” are references to—

a

a function of any of the persons mentioned in subsection (2)(a) to (d),

b

in the case of a person mentioned in subsection (2)(e)—

i

a function which Revenue Scotland has delegated to the person, and

ii

a function under any other enactment,

c

in the case of a member of staff of a person mentioned in subsection (2)(e)—

i

a function which Revenue Scotland has delegated to the person and which the member of staff is exercising, and

ii

a function of the person under any other enactment which the member of staff is exercising.