Part 2: The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) Information Section 34: Regulations about the holding and handling of information
This section confers a regulation-making power on the Secretary of State to make provision regarding the holding and handling of information by the ICRIR.
	Subsection (2) allows the Secretary of State in the regulations to:
make provision about notifications to be given by the ICRIR the information it holds;
make provision about measures for holding and handling information securely;
regulate how the ICRIR may destroy or transfer information once it ceases to be held;
make provision about guidance or consultation;
confer functions on the Secretary of State any other person (as well as on the ICRIR);
create criminal offences.
	Subsection (3) clarifies that this can include provision about information which has been identified as sensitive, prejudicial or protected international information. Subsection (4) provides that any criminal offence created in regulations under this section may only apply to the conduct of a person who is or at some point has been: a Commissioner of the ICRIR; an officer of the ICRIR; or an ICRIR contractor. It also states that any such offence may not impose a penalty greater than that imposed for an offence under Schedule 7 (offences relating to disclosure of information) of this Act.
	Subsection (5) deals with the Parliamentary procedure applicable to regulations made under this section (negative).