17(1)Regulations under this Schedule may include provision that an authority—E+W+S
(a)may supply relevant information to any person who requests it for a purpose not relating to Part I or II of this Act; and
(b)may charge a prescribed fee for supplying the information.
(2)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above information is relevant information if—
(a)it was obtained by the authority for the purpose of carrying out its functions under Part I or II of this Act; and
(b)it is not personal information.
(3)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above personal information is information which relates to an individual (living or dead) who can be identified from that information or from that and other information supplied to any person by the authority; and personal information includes any expression of opinion about the individual and any indication of the intentions of any person in respect of the individual.