Section 32: Disclosure of information to the Welsh Ministers.

Housing Act 1996 · 1996 c. 52View on legislation.gov.uk

Part I: Social Rented Sector regulated by the Welsh Ministers — Chapter IV: General powers of the Relevant Authority

A body or person to whom this section applies may, subject to the following provisions, disclose to the Welsh Ministers, for the purpose of enabling the Welsh Ministers to discharge any of its functions relating to registered social landlords, any information received by that body or person under or for the purposes of any enactment.

This section applies to the following bodies and persons—

any government department (including a Northern Ireland department);
any local authority;
any constable; and
any other body or person discharging functions of a public nature (including a body or person discharging regulatory functions in relation to any description of activities).

This section has effect subject to any express restriction on disclosure imposed by or under any other enactment.

Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting any power of disclosure exercisable apart from this section.

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