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May 23, 2004
16 Power to provide for checks on the Register
(1) Regulations may make provision authorising the disclosure to a person who
provides a public service in respect of which.
(a) a condition is imposed under section 15, or
(b) a condition for the production of an ID card, or of evidence of
registrable facts, or both, is imposed by or under any other enactment,
of information recorded in the Register that he requires for the purpose of
ascertaining or verifying registrable facts about an individual who has applied
for the provision of the service.
(2) Regulations under this section may not authorise a disclosure to be made
otherwise than in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State
under section 18.
(3) Regulations under this section may not authorise the disclosure in or as
regards Scotland of any information except in relation to a matter or for
purposes outside the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.
(4) References in this section to the provision of a public service and to applying
for such a service are to be construed in accordance with section 15(5) and (6).
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