Section Sch2-22 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Information to be used by health and safety committee for health and safety purposes only
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22 Information to be used by health and safety committee for health and safety purposes only (1) This clause applies to any information obtained by a member of a health and safety committee in the performance of the committee’s functions under this Act. (2) The member may— (a) disclose or use the information,— (i) if the information is about a person, only with the person’s consent: (ii) only to the extent necessary for the performance of the health and safety committee’s functions under this Act: (b) disclose the information— (i) to the regulator or a person authorised by the regulator only if the member reasonably believes the disclosure is necessary for administering, monitoring, or enforcing compliance with the relevant health and safety legislation: (ii) only if the disclosure is authorised or required by law. (3) In subclause (2), disclose includes to give any person access to information. Compare: 1992 No 96 s 19ZN
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