Part 15Film production

Chapter 3Film tax relief

Miscellaneous

1206Confidentiality of information

(1)Section 18(1) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11) (restriction on disclosure by Revenue and Customs officials) does not prevent disclosure to the Secretary of State for the purposes of the Secretary of State’s functions under Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985 (c. 21) (certification of films as British films for the purposes of film tax relief).

(2)Information so disclosed may be disclosed to the UK Film Council.

(3)A person to whom information is disclosed under subsection (1) or (2) may not otherwise disclose it except—

(a)for the purposes of the Secretary of State’s functions under Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985,

(b)if the disclosure is authorised by an enactment,

(c)in pursuance of an order of a court,

(d)for the purposes of a criminal investigation or legal proceedings (whether criminal or civil) connected with the operation of that Schedule or this Part,

(e)with the consent of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, or

(f)with the consent of each person to whom the information relates.