Information exchanges, reporting and disclosure of information
6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), information of any description may be disclosed by the Secretary of State to any person for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out by the Secretary of State of any of the Secretary of State’s functions under these Regulations.
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) authorises a disclosure of information which contravenes any express restriction on disclosure imposed by an enactment passed or any other instrument made in the United Kingdom, or in any part of the United Kingdom, which applies to Northern Ireland (ignoring any restriction which allows disclosure if authorised by an enactment or instrument).
(3) Information which—
(a)relates to a trade secret of any person; or
(b)otherwise is or might be commercially confidential in relation to any person,
and which is disclosed to a person under paragraph (1) may not be disclosed by that person to any other person otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this regulation or the law of, or of any part of, the United Kingdom which applies to Northern Ireland and authorises or requires such disclosure.
(4) Any authorisation under paragraph (1) of the disclosure of information by or to any person also authorises the disclosure of that information by or to any officer of that person who is authorised to make a disclosure or to receive the information.