(1) No information obtained under or by virtue of this Act about any individual shall be disclosed without his consent.
(2) No information obtained under or by virtue of this Act about any business shall be disclosed except, so long as the business continues to be carried on, with the consent of the person for the time being carrying it on.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to any disclosure of information made-
(a) for the purpose of facilitating the performance of any functions, under this Act, the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 or Part II or III or section 125 (annual and other reports of Director) of the Fair Trading Act 1973 or the Estate Agents Act 1979 or the Competition Act 1980 or the Telecommunications Act 1984 or the Gas Act 1986 or the Airports Act 1986 or the Consumer Protection Act 1987 or the Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations 1988 or the Water Act 1989, the Water Industry Act 1991 or any of the other consolidation Acts (within the meaning of secti