Housing Act 1996

32 Disclosure of information to [F1the Welsh Ministers].E+W

(1)A body or person to whom this section applies may, subject to the following provisions, disclose to [F1the Welsh Ministers], for the purpose of enabling [F1the Welsh Ministers] to discharge any of its functions relating to registered social landlords, any information received by that body or person under or for the purposes of any enactment.

(2)This section applies to the following bodies and persons—

(a)any government department (including a Northern Ireland department);

(b)any local authority;

(c)any constable; and

(d)any other body or person discharging functions of a public nature (including a body or person discharging regulatory functions in relation to any description of activities).

(3)This section has effect subject to any express restriction on disclosure imposed by or under any other enactment.

(4)Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting any power of disclosure exercisable apart from this section.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Pt. I substituted (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 61(7), 325(1); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 32 extended (16.9.1996) by S.I. 1996/2402, art. 3, Sch. para. 1