Official Information

HC Deb 21 January 1987 vol 108 cc560-2W

Mr. Michael Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a complete list of statutory provisions bearing upon the disclosure of official information, other than the Official Secrets Acts, in order to update the list of provisions published in appendix V of the Franks report.

Mr. Waddington

[pursuant to his reply, 18 December 1986, c. 656]: The following is the information requested:

• Census Act 1920, section 8(2).
• Public Health Act 1936, section 287.
• Coal Act 1938, section 1(3).
• Population (Statistics) Act 1938, section 4(2).
• Ministry of Supply Act 1939, section 17.
• London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939, section 142.
• Agricultural Returns Act (NI) 1939, section 1(5).
• War Damage Act 1943, section 118.
• Water Act 1945, schedule 3, paragraph 82(5).
• Atomic Energy Act 1946, section 13.
• Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946, section 56.
• Building Restrictions (War-time Contraventions) Act 1946, section 5 (now defunct).
• Agriculture Act 1947, section 81.
• Cotton (Centralised Buying) Act 1947, section 23(2).
• Industrial Organisation and Development Act 1947, section 5.
• Statistics of Trade Act 1947, section 9.
• Civil Defence Act 1948, section 4(4).
• Cotton Spinning (Re-equipment Subsidy) Act 1948, section 4.
• Monopolies & Restrictive Practices (Enquiry & Control) Act 1948, section 17.
• Radioactive Substances Act 1948, section 7.
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• Wireless Telegraph Act 1949, sections 5, (6)(ii) and 15(4)(c).
• London County Council (General Powers) Act 1949, section 35.
• Coast Protection Act 1949, section 25.
• Statistics of Trade Act (NI) 1949, section 8.
• Slaughterhouses Act (NI) 1953, section 6(5).
• Clean Air Act 1956, section 26.
• Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956, section 33.
• Agriculture Act 1957, section 26.
• Cinematograph Films Act 1957, section 5.
• London County Council (General Powers) Act 1957, section 58.
• Marketing of Eggs Act (NI) 1957, section 20.
• Agricultural Marketing Act 1958, section 47.
• Public Records Act 1958, schedule 2.
• Food and Drugs Act (NI) 1958, section 41(6).
• Building (Scotland) Act 1959, section 18(8).
• Horticulture Act 1960, section 12(3).
• Radioactive Substances Act 1960, section 13(3).
• Covent Garden Market Act 1961, section 32.
• Factories Act 1961, section 154.
• Public Health Act 1961, section 68.
• Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Act 1961, section 12.
• Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961, section 10.
• Agricultural Produce (Meat Regulation and Pig Industry) Act (NI) 1962, section 15(5).
• Offices, Shops Railway Premises Act 1963, section 59.
• Water Resources Act 1963, section 112.
• Weights & Measures Act 1963, section 48.
• Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1964, section 13.
• Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963, section 28.
• Harbours Act 1964, section 46.
• Marketing of Potatoes Act Act (NI) 1964, section 13.
• Agricultural Marketing Act (NI) 1964, section 23.
• Cereals Marketing Act 1965, section 17.
• Gas Act 1965, schedule 6, paragraph 9.
• Highlands and Islands Development (Scotland) Act 1965, section 12.
• Factories Act (NI) 1965, section 154.
• Land Development Values (Compensation) Act (NI) 1965, section 40.
• Office and Shop Premises Act (NI) 1966, section 56.
• Horticulture Act (NI) 1966, section 29.
• Abortion Act 1967, section 2(1).
• Agriculture Act 1967, sections 24 and 25.
• Iron and Steel Act 1967, section 43.
• Adoption Act (NI) 1967, section 44.
• Medicines Act 1968, section 118(2).
• Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968, section 50.
• Trade Descriptions Act 1968, section 28.
• Post Office Act 1969, section 65.
• Finance Act 1969, section 58(6).
• Census Act (NI) 1969, sections 6, 7(4) and 7(5).
• Agriculture Act 1970, sections 21, 83 and 108.
• Sea Fish Industry Act 1970, section 14(2).
• Fire Precautions Act 1971, section 21.
• National Savings Bank Act 1971, section 12.
• Town and County Planning Act 1971, section 281(3).
• Local Government Act 1972, sections 100 and 158 and schedule 12A parts I and II.
• European Communities Act 1972, sections 11(2) and 12.
• Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972, section 263.
• Water Act (NI) 1972, section 24(8).
• Water Act 1973, section 32(7) and schedule 3, part III, paragraph 41.
• Fair Trading Act 1973, sections 30(3) and 133.
• Employment Agencies Act 1973, section 9(4).
• Employmet and Trading Act 1973, section 4(5).
• Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, sections 27(4) and 28.
• Local Government Act 1974, sections 29, 32 and 33.
• Prices Act 1974, schedule, paragraph 12.
• Consumer Credit Act 1974, sections 160(4) and 174(5).
• Legal Aid Act 1974, section 22.
• Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, section 9.
• Control of Pollution Act 1974, section 94.
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, section 28.
• Supply Powers Act 1975, section 5.
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• Biological Standards Act 1975, section 5.
• Sex Discrimination Act 1975, section 61.
• Scottish Devlopment Act 1975, section 10(7).
• Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976, section 41.
• Energy Act 1976, schedule 2, paragraph 7.
• Race Relations Act 1976, section 52.
• Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976, section 30(4).
• Fair Employment (NI) Act 1976, schedule 4, paragraph 11 and schedule 5, paragraph 12.
• Banking Act 1979, section 19.
• Estate Agents Act 1979, section 10.
• Agricultural Statistics Act 1979, sections 3 and 4.
• Merchant Shipping Act 1979, section 40(1)(b).
• Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, section 167, and schedule 20, part III.
• Competition Act 1980, section 19.
• Water (Scotland) Act 1980, section 38(6).
• Highways Act 1980, section 292(4).
• Deep Sea Mining (Temporary Provisions) Act 1981, section 13.
• Film Levy Finance Act 1981, section 8.
• Energy Conservation Act 1981, section 20(8).
• Fisheries Act 1981, section 12.
• Education Act 1981, schedule 1, paragraph 4.
• British Telecommunications Act 1981, section 50.
• Local Government Finance Act 1982, section 30.
• Iron & Steel Act 1982, section 33.
• Insurance Companies Act 1982, section 47a.
• Industrial Training Act 1982, section 6(2).
• Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) Act 1982, section 10(2).
• Civil Aviation Act 1982, section 23.
• Value Added Tax Act 1983, section 44.
• Diseases of Fish Act 1983, section 9.
• Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984, section 62(3).
• Building Act 1984, section 96.
• Telecommunications Act 1984, section 101.
• Data Protection Act 1984, sections 15, 19, 20 and schedule 1, paragraph 3.
• Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, section 98.
• Anatomy Act 1984, section 10(6).
• Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, section 43.
• Companies Securities (Insider Dealing) Act 1985, section 2.
• Companies Act 1985, sections 449.
• Weights and Measures Act 1985, sections 64 and 79(7).
• Building Societies Act 1986, section 53.
• Consumer Safety (Amendment) Act 1986, section 11.
• Financial Services Act 1986, part VIII.
• Animals Scientific Procedures Act 1986, section 24.
• Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986, section 34.
• Gas Act 1986, section 42.
• Airports Act 1986, section 74.