(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other enactment, the Minister may share any information, that may be prescribed, in relation to -
(b) a landlord of a house let for rent or his or her agent, or
(c) a tenant of a house let for rent, with a local authority for the purposes of -
(i) assisting a fire authority, within the meaning of the Fire Services Act 1981, in the exercise of its functions under that Act, or
(ii) assisting a housing authority, within the meaning of section 23 (as amended by section 16 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992, in the exercise of its functions under sections 17, 18 and 20 of that Act, in relation to that house let for rent, the landlord of a house let for rent or his or her agent or the tenant of a house let for rent.
(2) Information received by a local authority under subsection (1) may be used by that local authority for the purposes specified in subp
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