The Advanced Research and Invention Agency
I1I26Information
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Information provided under subsection (1) must be provided in such form as the Secretary of State may request.
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A disclosure of information required under this section does not breach—
a
any obligation of confidence owed by ARIA, or
b
any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).
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This section does not require a disclosure of information if the disclosure would contravene the data protection legislation.
In determining whether a disclosure would do so, the duty imposed by this section is to be taken into account.
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This section does not require the disclosure of anything in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege (or, in Scotland, to confidentiality of communications) could be maintained in legal proceedings.
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In this section “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).