Planning and Development Act 2024
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Prohibition on disclosure of information relating to functions of Commission | ||
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573. (1) A person shall not, without the consent of the Commission (which may be given to the person, subject to or without conditions, as regards any information, as regards particular information or as regards information of a particular class or description), disclose any information relative to the business of the Commission or to the making of a decision in the performance of a function under this Act, obtained by him or her while— | ||
(a) serving as a member or member of staff of the Commission, | ||
(b) acting as a consultant or adviser to the Commission, or | ||
(c) providing any other services to the Commission. | ||
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the disclosure of information— | ||
(a) in a report made to the Commission or in a report made by or on behalf of the Commission 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. |