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(1)This section applies to information which relates to the safety of non-food products and is supplied by the European Commission, or such person as the Commission may specify by written notice to the Secretary of State, to a relevant authority for the purpose of giving effect to a provision of—
(a)[F1Article 96] of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (including any annex to that Article), or
(b)a non-food product safety annex.
(2)A relevant authority may disclose that information for a permitted purpose.
(3)The following are the “permitted purposes” for the purpose of subsection (2)—
(a)to ensure health and safety,
(b)to ensure the protection of consumers, and
(c)to ensure the protection of the environment.
(4)A person who receives information as a result of subsection (2) may not—
(a)use the information for a purpose other than a permitted purpose, or
(b)further disclose that information except with the consent of the relevant authority who disclosed the information.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 14(1)(a) substituted (23.7.2021) by The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020 (References to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/884), reg. 1(2), Sch. (with reg. 1(3)(a))
Commencement Information
I1S. 14 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1662, reg. 2(m)
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