(1) Notwithstanding any other law -
(a) the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission,
(b) a member of the Garda Síochána,
(c) an officer of the Revenue Commissioners,
(d) the Insolvency Service of Ireland,
(e) the Irish Takeover Panel,
(f) the Registrar,
(g) the registrar of friendly societies, or
(h) such other authority or other person as may be prescribed,
may disclose to the Authority or an officer of the Authority information to which this subsection applies.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to information that, in the opinion of the Authority or other person referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (g) of that subsection disclosing, or seeking to disclose the information-
(a) relates to the commission of an offence under this Act or non-compliance otherwise with this Act or with the duties and obligations to which companies and their officers are subject, or
(b) is information that could materially assist the Authority or an officer of the Authority in investigating-
(i) whether
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