Control of Exports Act 2023

PART 8

Miscellaneous and Transitional Provisions

Information sharing

73. (1) The Minister may share information with a relevant body and enter into a data sharing arrangement with that relevant body where it is necessary and proportionate for the purpose of the performance of a function of the Minister under Part 4 , 5 or 6 .

(2) The information referred to in subsection (1) may—

(a) include the name, address and contact details of a relevant person,

(b) identify an item as a relevant item,

(c) identify the relevant activity engaged in or proposed to be engaged in by a relevant person,

(d) be information required for the purpose of consideration under section 29 (3),

(e) be commercial information relating to that relevant activity including the destination or end-use of the relevant item, or

(f) include such other information as may be prescribed by the Minister for the purposes of subsection (1).

(3) The Minister may prescribe—

(a) the relevant bodies with whom the information may be shared, and

(b) such conditions as the Minister considers appropriate to impose on the sharing of the information including, subject to the General Data Protection Regulation, sharing of any personal data.

(4) In this section, “relevant body” means—

(a) the Minister for Foreign Affairs,

(b) the Minister for Justice,

(c) the Minister for Defence,

(d) any other Minister of the Government who the Minister is satisfied, performs functions which are relevant to the purpose referred to in subsection (1),

(e) the Garda Síochána,

(f) the Defence Forces, and

(g) the Revenue Commissioners.