Section 28 | Amendment of section 4 of the 1973 Act.

(1)In subsection (3)(e) of section 4 of the 1973 Act (power of Secretary of State or Commission to disclose information obtained under the Statistics of Trade Act 1947 to certain persons so far as it relates to certain matters), after the word “to”, in the first place where it occurs, there shall be inserted the words—

(i)any person who is or is to be engaged in the carrying out on behalf of the Secretary of State or the Commission of any research or survey relating to matters connected with training for employment, with industrial relations or otherwise with employment or unemployment; or

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(2)In subsection (5) of that section (limitation on use to which disclosed information may be put), after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

(cc)in the case of information given to such a person as is mentioned in paragraph (e)(i) of that subsection, a purpose related to the carrying out of the research or survey in the carrying out of which that person is or is to be engaged;

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