Factories Act 1961
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2. After section 154 of the Factories Act 1961(1) (prohibition on disclosure of information), insert–
“Exception to the prohibition: public authorities
154A. Section 154 does not apply if–
(a)the person making the disclosure referred to in that section is, or is acting on behalf of a person who is, a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and
(b)the information is not held by the authority on behalf of another person.”
(1)
1961 c. 34, as amended by regulation 2(a) of, and Schedule 1 to, S.I. 1974/1941.