Prescription of other circumstances and purposes5

Each of the following is a prescribed circumstance or purpose for the purposes of section 56(2)(h) of the Act

a

the carrying out by the Comptroller and Auditor General, or the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland, of any of their functions under any enactment;

b

complying with any international obligation of the United Kingdom;

c

the conduct of negotiations by the Secretary of State with representatives of the government of a country outside the United Kingdom;

d

the provision of information, by or with the consent of the Secretary of State, to any international organisation of which the United Kingdom is a member.