Point in time view as at 26/09/2018.
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22(1)Nothing in section 56(1) prohibits—U.K.
(a)a disclosure to the panel of an inquiry held under the Inquiries Act 2005, or
(b)a disclosure to a person appointed as legal adviser to such an inquiry,
where, in the course of the inquiry, the panel has ordered the disclosure to be made to the panel alone or (as the case may be) to the panel and any person appointed as legal adviser to the inquiry.
(2)The panel of an inquiry may order a disclosure under sub-paragraph (1) only if it considers that the exceptional circumstances of the case make the disclosure essential to enable the inquiry to fulfil its terms of reference.
(3)Any reference in this paragraph to a person appointed as legal adviser to an inquiry is a reference to a person appointed as solicitor or counsel to the inquiry.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 22 in force at 27.6.2018 by S.I. 2018/652, reg. 8(w)
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