Planning and Development Act 2024
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Prohibition on disclosure of information relating to functions of Office | ||
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561. (1) No person shall, without the consent of the Planning Regulator (which may be given to the person, subject to or without conditions, as regards any information, any particular information or any information of a particular class or description), disclose— | ||
(a) any information obtained by him or her while serving as a member of the staff of, or consultant or adviser to, the Office or as a person whose services are otherwise availed of by the Office in accordance with this Act, or | ||
(b) any information so obtained relevant to the business of the Office or to the performance of its functions. | ||
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(3) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable on summary conviction to a class C fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. | ||
(4) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the disclosure of information— | ||
(a) in a report made to the Office or in a report made by or on behalf of the Office to the Minister, | ||
(b) by any person in the course of and in accordance with the functions of his or her office, | ||
(c) in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2014 , | ||
(d) in accordance with the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 133 of 2007 ), or | ||
(e) where otherwise required by law. |