Version Superseded: 31/03/2023
Point in time view as at 19/12/2022. This version of this provision has been superseded.
Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Section 21 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)No obligation as to secrecy or other restriction on the disclosure of information (whether imposed by statute or otherwise) shall preclude any of the persons mentioned in subsection (2) below from disclosing—
(a)to the Secretary of State, or
(b)to the registrar, or
(c)to an authorised officer of the Secretary of State,
information for the purpose of assisting the Secretary of State in the performance of his functions under this Part.
(2)The persons referred to in subsection (1) above are—
(a)the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,
(b)the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with sea fishing in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland,
(c)the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland,
(d)the Commissioners of Customs and Excise, and
(e)an authorised officer of any of the persons falling within paragraphs (a) to (d) above.
(3)Information obtained by any person in pursuance of subsection (1) above shall not be disclosed by him to any other person except where the disclosure is made—
(a)to a person to whom the information could have been disclosed by any of the persons mentioned in subsection (2) above in accordance with subsection (1) above, or
(b)for the purposes of any legal proceedings arising out of this Part.
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