1. In this Schedule—
“1977 Act” means the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977;
“2004 Act” means the Civil Partnership Act 2004;
“2014 Act” means the Immigration Act 2014(1);
“district registrar” is to be construed in accordance with section 7 of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965(2) and includes a senior registrar, an assistant registrar and an interim district registrar for a registration district;
“registration official” means—
the Registrar General for Scotland; or
a district registrar.
2. This Schedule does not authorise—
(a)a disclosure, in contravention of any provisions of the Data Protection Act 1988(3), of personal data which are not exempt from those provisions, or
(b)a disclosure which is prohibited under Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000(4).
3. Subject to paragraph 2, a disclosure of information which is authorised by this Schedule does not breach—
(a)an obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or
(b)any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).
4. A person to whom a document is supplied under any provision of this Schedule may—
(a)retain the document;
(b)copy the document;
(c)dispose of the document in such manner as the person thinks appropriate.
5. This Schedule does not limit any other power under which—
(a)information may be disclosed, or
(b)documents may be supplied.
1965 c. 49; section 7 was amended by S.I. 1974/812 and section 7 of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14).