§ 8 — Restrictions on disclosure of information concerning or contained in declarations of permitted deviations

8. The Committee and the secretariat must not disclose any information concerning or contained in a declaration of permitted deviation for any qualifying lease to any other person, except —(a)

with the consent of the persons to whom the information relates;

(b)

to the extent the information has already been made available to the public at the time of its disclosure, other than information that is only in the public domain due to an unlawful disclosure;

(c)

to the extent the information is not disclosed in a form that could reasonably be expected to identify any particular person;

(d)

for the purpose of seeking legal advice;

(e)

to the extent that the disclosure is necessary for the purposes of, or in connection with —(i)

any proceeding before a mediator or an adjudicator;

(ii)

the enforcement or disputing of any settlement agreement mentioned in section 23 or 24 or any determination of an adjudicator mentioned in section 14 or 25; or

(iii)

any proceeding before a court or an arbitral tribunal or any other dispute resolution proceeding;

(f)

to the extent the disclosure is required by an order of court, or required or authorised by or under any written law;

(g)

to the extent the disclosure is made in compliance with a request or requirement imposed by a public authority and is necessary to enable the public authority to perform its duties or discharge its functions;

(h)

to the extent the disclosure is made to assist a law enforcement agency in the investigation of any offence under any written law;

(i)

to the extent the information relates to the commission of any offence under any written law or was given in furtherance of any illegal purpose; or

(j)

to the extent that the disclosure is required or permitted for any purpose under this Act.