Civil Aviation Act 2012

Other permitted disclosures

4 (1) Paragraph 1(2) does not apply where information is disclosed—

(a) for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out of functions of a relevant person under a relevant statutory provision, or

(b) for the purposes of civil proceedings brought under or by virtue of a relevant statutory provision.

(2) These are relevant persons—

• the CAA;

• a Minister of the Crown (within the meaning of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975);

• the Welsh Ministers;

• the Scottish Ministers;

• a Northern Ireland Department;

• the Competition Appeal Tribunal;

• the Competition Commission;

• the Office of Fair Trading;

• the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority;

• the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation;

• the Water Services Regulation Authority;

• the Office of Rail Regulation;

• the Coal Authority;

• the Office of Communications;

• the Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal;

• a local weights and measures authority in Great Britain;

• a district council in Northern Ireland.

(3) These are relevant statutory provisions—

• Part 1 of this Act;

• sections 83 and 84 of this Act;

• Trade Descriptions Act 1968;

• Fair Trading Act 1973;

• Consumer Credit Act 1974;

• Estate Agents Act 1979;

• Competition Act 1980;

• Civil Aviation Act 1982;

• Air Navigation Orders made under section 60 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982;

• regulations made under section 75 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 (investigation of accidents);

• Airports Act 1986;

• Gas Act 1986;

• Insolvency Act 1986;

• Consumer Protection Act 1987;

• Consumer Protection (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2049 (N.I. 20));

• Electricity Act 1989;

• Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19));

• Broadcasting Act 1990;

• Property Misdescriptions Act 1991;

• Water Industry Act 1991;

• Water Resources Act 1991;

• Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/231 (N.I. 1));

• Railways Act 1993;

• Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/426 (N.I. 1));

• Broadcasting Act 1996;

• Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2));

• Competition Act 1998;

• Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000;

• Enterprise Act 2002;

• Communications Act 2003;

• Water Act 2003;

• Railways Act 2005;

• Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21));

• Postal Services Act 2011;

and subordinate legislation made for the purpose of securing compliance with relevant EU provisions.

(4) These are relevant EU provisions—

(a) Articles 104 and 105 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (competition);

(b) Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market;

(c) Directive 2006/114/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 concerning misleading and comparative advertising;

(d) Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on airport charges.