Subject to the following provisions of this section, the Council may publish a notice given to it under section 27H(4) above.
Information which relates to the affairs of any particular individual or body of persons (corporate or unincorporate) shall not be published under subsection (1) above unless one or more of paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (3) below applies to the information.
Information relating to a particular individual or body may be published if—
Before deciding to publish any information relating to a particular individual or body in pursuance of subsection (3)(c) above, the Council shall—
and paragraph (b) applies whether the opinion is given in relation to the information itself or to information of a description which applies to that information.
The Council shall not in the exercise of its function under this section publish any information which it considers relates to any matter which is, or is likely to be, the subject of criminal proceedings.
In considering whether information relates to any matter as mentioned in subsection (5) above, the Council shall have regard to any opinion expressed (whether in relation to the information itself or to information of a description which applies to that information) by the Secretary of State, the Assembly or the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The publication by the Council of information under this section does not contravene section 206 below (restriction on disclosure of information).