Sch 9 para 7
(1) Paragraph 2 does not prohibit a disclosure of protected information if it is made with the appropriate consent. (2) For this purpose “ the appropriate consent ” means— (a) if the information was obtained as mentioned in paragraph 1(1) as a result of any premises being entered— (i) by an inspector in exercise of a relevant power, (ii) by a health and safety inspector in exercise of a power under section 20 of the 1974 Act, or (iii) by an ONR inquiry official in exercise of an ONR inquiry power, the consent of a person having responsibilities in relation to the premises; (b) in any other case, the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained, or who provided it, as mentioned in paragraph 1(1).