5.—(1) Nothing in regulation 3 or 4 limits the circumstances in which information may be disclosed under any other enactment or rule of law.
(2) A disclosure under regulation 3 or 4 does not breach—
(a)any obligation of confidence owed by the Executive, or
(b)any other restriction on the disclosure of that information (however imposed).
(3) Nothing in this regulation, or regulation 3 and 4, authorises a disclosure of information if the disclosure would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether a disclosure would do so, regulation 3 and 4 of these Regulations should be taken into account).
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 5 in force at 1.11.2022, see reg. 1(2)