PART 9General powers of plant health inspectors, enforcement, recovery of expenses and appeals

Disclosure of information36

1

For the purposes of enabling a UK authority to carry out its functions under the EU Plant Health Regulation, the Official Controls Regulation, these Regulations or any equivalent regulations having effect in another part of the United Kingdom, the Department may disclose information to another UK authority or a competent authority in another part of the Union territory.

2

Nothing in paragraph (1) affects any other power or requirement of the Department to disclose information.

3

In this regulation “UK authority” means—

a

in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department;

b

in relation to England, the Secretary of State or the Forestry Commissioners;

c

in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

d

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers.