Commentary on provisions of Act Section 17: General provisions about disclosure of non-food product safety information
The section provides for how the previous sections interact with existing obligations and requirements in relation to the disclosure of information.
	Subsection (1) provides that nothing in section 14 or section 15 prevents disclosure under another enactment or rule of law.
	Subsection (2) provides a general disapplication of constraints on disclosure of certain information held by the Minister or the Health and Safety Executive to enable this information to be shared. As a result, disclosure under this section does not breach any obligations of confidence owed by the Minister or the Health and Safety Executive or any other restriction on the disclosure of this information. This enables information held by the Minister or the Health and Safety Executive to be disclosed provided section 14 or section 15 are satisfied. This will not affect obligations of confidence owed under the TCA.
	Subsection (3) confirms that nothing in these sections (14, 15, 17) permits disclosure of information which is not also permitted under data protection legislation.