Health and Safety At Work Act 19745.

(1)

Section 28 of the Health and Safety At Work Act 19746 (restrictions on disclosure of information) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (3), after paragraph (e), insert–

“(f)

any other disclosure of information by the recipient, if–

(i)

the recipient 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

(ii)

the information is not held by the authority on behalf of another person.”

(3)

In subsection (5), after “disclosed in pursuance of”, insert “any of paragraphs (a) to (e) of”.

(4)

After subsection (9) insert–

“(9A)

Subsection (7) above does not apply if–

(a)

the person who has obtained any such information as is referred to in that subsection 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.”