Section 98 — Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007: Information orders

Information orders 98 1 An information order is an order of the relevant court which—

a specifies a prescribed person (“the information discloser”),

b specifies prescribed information relating to the debtor (“the required information”),

and c orders the information discloser to disclose the required information to the relevant court.

2 In subsection (1) “ prescribed ” means prescribed in regulations.

3 Regulations under this section may be made by reference to—

a particular persons or particular descriptions of person (or both);

b particular information or particular descriptions of information (or both).

4 Regulations may, in particular, be made under this section so as to ensure that—

a an information order made against a particular person, or a person of a particular description, may order that person to disclose only particular information, or information of a particular description;

b an information order that orders the disclosure of particular information, or information of a particular description, may only be made against a particular person, or a person of a particular description.

5 Regulations under this section must not make provision that would allow the relevant court to order—

a the disclosure of information by the debtor, or b the disclosure of information held by, or on behalf of, a government department.