(1) Information held by the Minister for the purposes of this Act (including the purpose of collection by the Revenue Commissioners of employment and self-employment contributions and contributions under Chapter 5A or 5B of Part 2) may be transferred by the Minister to the Revenue Commissioners, and -
(a) information held by the Revenue Commissioners for the purposes of this Act or the Income Tax Acts relating to -
(i) employers,
(ii) reckonable earnings of employed contributors,
(iii) reckonable income or reckonable emoluments of self-employed contributors,
(iv) remuneration of persons to whom Chapter 5A of Part 2 applies, (v) income of persons to whom Chapter 5B of Part 2 applies, or
(vi) any payments made under this Act, or
(b) information contained in declarations made in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Income Tax (Relevant Contracts) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 71 of 2000),
may be transferred by the Revenue Commissioners to the Minister.
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