SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1FORMAL INVESTIGATIONS AND NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICES
PART IVSUPPLEMENTARY
Restriction on disclosure of information
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1
No information given to the Commission by any person ( “the informant”) in connection with—
a
a formal investigation; or
b
the exercise of any of its functions in relation to non-discrimination notices, action plans and agreements under Article 7,
shall be disclosed by the Commission or by any person who is or has been a Commissioner, an additional Commissioner or an employee of the Commission.
2
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to any disclosure made—
a
on the order of a court,
b
with the informant's consent,
c
in the form of a summary or other general statement published by the Commission which does not identify the informant or any other person to whom the information relates,
d
in a report of the investigation published by the Commission,
e
to a Commissioner, an additional Commissioner or an employee of the Commission, or, so far as is necessary for the proper performance of the Commission's functions, to other persons, or
f
for the purpose of any civil proceedings to which the Commission is a party, or of any criminal proceedings.
3
A person who discloses information contrary to sub-paragraph (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.