New Clause 7: BILL PRESENTED— European Union Act 2011 (Amendment) Bill
New Clause 7— Other dissemination of information
‘(1) The Information Centre may disseminate (other than by way of publication), to any such persons and in such form and manner and at such times, as it considers appropriate any information—
(a) which it collects pursuant to a direction under section257 or a request under section258, and
(b) which falls within subsection (2).
(2) Information falls within this subsection if—
(a) the information is required to be published under section 262;
(b) the information is in a form which identifies any relevant person to whom the information relates or enables the identity of such a relevant person to be ascertained and the Centre, after taking into account the public interest as well as the interests of the relevant person, considers that it is appropriate for the information to be disseminated;
(c) the Centre is prohibited from publishing the information only by virtue of it falling within section 262(2)(c) and the Centre considers it would be in the public interest for the information to be disseminated;
(d) the Centre is prohibited from publishing the information only by virtue of a direction given under section 262(2)(d) and that direction provides that the power in subsection (1) applies to the information.
(3) A direction under section 262(2)(d) may require the Information Centre to disseminate information which the Centre is prohibited from publishing only by virtue of the direction.
(4) A direction under section 257 may require, and a request under section 258 may request, the Information Centre to exercise—
(a) the power conferred by subsection (1) in relation to information which it collects pursuant to the direction or request, or
(b) any other power it has to disseminate such information under or by virtue of any other provision of this or any other Act.
(5) A direction under section 257 may require, and a request under section 258 may request, the Information Centre not to exercise the power conferred by subsection (1) in relation to information which it collects pursuant to the direction or request.
(6) Nothing in this section prevents the Information Centre from disseminating information (otherwise than by publishing it) pursuant to the exercise of any function conferred by or under any other provision of this or any other Act.
(7) A requirement imposed on, or a request made to, the Information Centre in accordance with this section to disseminate information may include a requirement or request about the persons to whom the information is to be disseminated and the form, manner and timing of dissemination.’.—(Paul  Burstow .)