Miscellaneous

64Co-operation between Secretary of State and other public authorities

(1)

The Secretary of State and a public authority listed in subsection (2) may enter into and maintain arrangements with each other for securing co-operation, and the exchange of information, with regard to the carrying out of any of their functions under or in connection with this Act.

(2)

The listed public authorities are—

(a)

the regulator (if not the Secretary of State);

(b)

the CAA (if not an appointed person);

(c)

the Health and Safety Executive;

(d)

the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland;

(e)

the Office for Nuclear Regulation;

(f)

any other public authority with which the Secretary of State considers it would be appropriate to enter into arrangements under this section.

(3)

The parties to any arrangements made under this section must—

(a)

review the arrangements from time to time;

(b)

revise them when they consider it appropriate to do so.