Part 4: General Provisions
Limitations on powers
349.Paragraph 6 limits powers under this Schedule and provides that this Schedule does not authorise (a) a disclosure in contravention of the Data Protection Act 1998 of personal data not exempt from those provisions or (b) a disclosure prohibited by Part 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
No breach of confidentiality etc
350.Paragraph 7 provides for disclosure of information authorised by this Schedule not to breach obligations of confidence or restrictions on the disclosure of information.
Retention, copying and disposal of documents
351.Paragraph 8 permits a person who is supplied with a document under this Schedule to retain it, copy it or dispose of it in an appropriate manner.
Saving for existing powers
352.Paragraph 9 provides for no limit to be made on any other power to disclose information or supply documents.
Meaning of “registration official”
353.Paragraph 10 defines “registration official.”