Section 123: Information
303.Section 123 replicates the provisions of section 194 of the TA 2000 (as amended by section 118 of this Act) in respect of a trunk road charging scheme or proposed such scheme which is made by or under an Assembly Measure.
304.Section 123 allows information obtained by Ministers, Government Departments, local authorities or other statutory bodies to be disclosed to the Welsh Ministers in relation to a trunk road charging scheme or proposed such scheme. Subsection (2) allows any information that has been or could be disclosed to the Welsh Ministers under subsection (1) to be disclosed to any person with whom the Welsh Ministers have entered into charging scheme arrangements. Subsection (3) provides that such information must only be used in connection with Welsh trunk road charging schemes.
305.Subsection (4) allows the Secretary of State to charge a reasonable fee for supplying information under subsection (1) or (2). Subsection (5) provides that where the Welsh Ministers have asked the Secretary of State to obtain information from registration authorities overseas, with a view to disclosing that information under subsection (1) or (2), the Secretary of State may charge a reasonable fee for obtaining that information or for seeking to obtain it.
