PUBLICATION AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. 15.1 The Administrator must publish such information as required under the Regulations. 15.2 In respect of the disclosure of information other than disclosure of information required to be published under the Regulations, information supplied by a Sector Association or an Operator to the Administrator or the Secretary of State, to any agent of the Administrator or the Secretary of State, or to any person appointed by the Administrator or Secretary of State to carry out an independent audit, may be disclosed without the consent of the Sector Association or Operator, where such disclosure is: 15.2.1 by the Administrator to the Secretary of State, for any purpose connected with the functions of the Secretary of State; 15.2.2 by the Secretary of State to the Administrator, for any purpose connected with the functions of the Administrator; 15.2.3 to a relevant authority, for any purpose connected with the functions of the relevant authority; 15.2.4 to any person appointed by the Administrator or the Secretary of State to carry out an independent audit; 15.2.5 to an adjudicator appointed under these Rules; 15.2.6 to any person appointed by the Administrator or the Secretary of State to act as agent, consultant, adviser or contractor to the Administrator or the Secretary of State, in connection with the functions of the Administrator of the Secretary of State; 15.2.7 necessary for the purpose of or in connection with any legal proceedings, including the obtaining of legal advice; 15.2.8 required to comply with any Act of Parliament or subordinate legislation made under an Act of Parliament, including requests made under the Freedom of Information Xxx 0000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004; or 15.2.9 required to meet any obligation to the European Union. 15.3 A relevant authority referred to in this Rule means: 15.3.1 either House of Parliament including any committee of either or both Houses; 15.3.2 any Government department; 15.3.3 the European Commission; 15.3.4 the Committee on Climate Change; 15.3.5 the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs; 15.3.6 a person or body prescribed by or appointed under Part I of the Environmental Protection Xxx 0000 or regulations made under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Xxx 0000 or any corresponding legislation for Northern Ireland; 15.3.7 any regulator appointed under section 54 of the Competition Xxx 0000; or 15.3.8 any other public body, regulatory agency or government advisory body, where in the absolute discretion of the Administrator or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, the Administrator or Secretary of State considers that it would be obliged to disclose such information in response to a request for information under the Freedom of Information Xxx 0000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, if such a request were made.
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Samples: Climate Change Levy Agreement, Climate Change Agreement, Climate Change Agreement
PUBLICATION AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. 15.1 The Administrator must publish such information as required under the Regulations.
15.2 In respect of the disclosure of information other than disclosure of information required to be published under the Regulations, information supplied by a Sector Association or an Operator to the Administrator or the Secretary of State, to any agent of the Administrator or the Secretary of State, or to any person appointed by the Administrator or Secretary of State to carry out an independent audit, may be disclosed without the consent of the Sector Association or Operator, where such disclosure is:
15.2.1 by the Administrator to the Secretary of State, for any purpose connected with the functions of the Secretary of State;
15.2.2 by the Secretary of State to the Administrator, for any purpose connected with the functions of the Administrator;
15.2.3 to a relevant authority, for any purpose connected with the functions of the relevant authority;
15.2.4 to any person appointed by the Administrator or the Secretary of State to carry out an independent audit;
15.2.5 to an adjudicator appointed under these Rules;
15.2.6 to any person appointed by the Administrator or the Secretary of State to act as agent, consultant, adviser or contractor to the Administrator or the Secretary of State, in connection with the functions of the Administrator of the Secretary of State;
15.2.7 necessary for the purpose of or in connection with any legal proceedings, including the obtaining of legal advice;
15.2.8 required to comply with any Act of Parliament or subordinate legislation made under an Act of Parliament, including requests made under the Freedom of Information Xxx 0000 Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004; or
15.2.9 required to meet any obligation to the European Union.
15.3 A relevant authority referred to in this Rule means:
15.3.1 either House of Parliament including any committee of either or both Houses;
15.3.2 any Government department;
15.3.3 the European Commission;
15.3.4 the Committee on Climate Change;
15.3.5 the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;
15.3.6 a person or body prescribed by or appointed under Part I of the Environmental Protection Xxx 0000 Act 1990 or regulations made under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Xxx 0000 Act 1999 or any corresponding legislation for Northern Ireland;
15.3.7 any regulator appointed under section 54 of the Competition Xxx 0000Act 1998; or
15.3.8 any other public body, regulatory agency or government advisory body, where in the absolute discretion of the Administrator or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, the Administrator or Secretary of State considers that it would be obliged to disclose such information in response to a request for information under the Freedom of Information Xxx 0000 Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, if such a request were made.
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Samples: Climate Change Agreement, Climate Change Levy Agreement, Climate Change Levy Agreement
