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Energy Act 2013

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Local authorities and water authorities etc

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14(1)Paragraph 2 does not prohibit the following disclosures of protected information—

(a)a disclosure by the original holder to an officer of a local authority or relevant water authority who is authorised by the authority to receive the information;

(b)a disclosure by an officer of a local authority or relevant water authority to whom the information is disclosed by virtue of paragraph (a) which is necessary for a relevant purpose.

(2)A person to whom information is disclosed by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(a) must not use the information for a purpose other than a relevant purpose.

(3)For the purposes of this paragraph—

  • “local authority” includes the following—

    (a)

    a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985;

    (b)

    an authority established for an area in England by an order under section 207 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (joint waste authorities);

    (c)

    an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

    (d)

    a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act;

    (e)

    the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;

    (f)

    the Broads Authority;

    (g)

    a National Park authority;

  • “relevant water authority” means—

    (a)

    a water undertaker,

    (b)

    a sewerage undertaker,

    (c)

    a water authority,

    (d)

    a water development board, or

    (e)

    Scottish Water;

  • “relevant purpose”, in relation to an officer of a local authority or relevant water authority, means any purpose of the authority in connection with—

    (a)

    any of the relevant statutory provisions or any of the provisions which are relevant statutory provisions for the purposes of Part 1 of the 1974 Act, or

    (b)

    any provision of, or made under, primary legislation which relates to public health, public safety or the protection of the environment.

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