Commentary on provisions of Act The Advanced Research and Invention Agency Section 6: Information
ARIA must provide the Secretary of State with information specified for the purposes of or in connection with their functions in relation to ARIA. These include, but are not limited to, national security direction-making powers, the provision of grants to ARIA from the Secretary of State, and Secretary of State appointments of ARIA members.
	The information provided by ARIA must be provided in a form that is required by the Secretary of State.
	This section provides that ARIA is not required to disclose information if it contravenes data protection legislation or where a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.