(1) A person shall not disclose information that -
(a) comes into the possession of the Authority by virtue of the exercise by it of its powers under this Act to obtain information, or
(b) comes into the possession of the Authority in the course of a meeting of the Authority held in private at which he or she is present.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to -
(a) a communication made by a member of the Authority, a member of staff of the Authority or an authorised officer in the performance of any of his or her functions under this Act, being a communication the making of which was necessary for the performance by the member or officer of any such function, or
(b) the disclosure of information in a report of the Authority or for the purpose of legal proceedings under this Act or pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction for the purposes of any proceedings in that court, or
(c) the disclosure by a member of the Authority, a member of staff of the Authority or an au