PART 5Further provisions

CHAPTER 3Reporting, information requests and audit

Application of data protection legislation

66.—(1) Nothing in these Regulations authorises or requires a disclosure of information if the disclosure would contravene the data protection legislation, as defined in section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018(1).

(2) In determining whether a disclosure would contravene that legislation, the powers conferred and duties imposed by these Regulations are to be taken into account.

(1)

2018 c. 12; relevant provisions of section 3 were amended by S.I. 2019/419.