sec.27Director’s professional involvement no bar

### sec.27 Director’s professional involvement no bar Subject to subsection (2) , the director shall not be prevented from or limited in discharging the director’s functions under this Act by reason that before the director’s appointment to the office of director took effect the director had been involved, in the practice of the director’s profession, in a matter that at the time the director’s appointment took effect had not been finally determined. The director— shall not disclose information that came to the director’s knowledge before the director’s appointment to the office of director took effect, in the practice of the director’s profession, concerning a matter that at the time the director’s appointment took effect had not been finally determined to any person except— the person for whom the director was acting in the matter in the practice of the director’s profession; or a legal representative of that person; or a person duly authorised by the person or legal representative referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) to receive the information; and shall not act personally in respect of any matter in which the director had been involved in the practice of the director’s profession before the director’s appointment to the office of director took effect and that had not been finally determined at the time the director’s appointment took effect. Where the director is by this Act precluded from acting personally in respect of any matter a deputy director shall discharge the functions of the director in respect of that matter. s 27 amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch (sec.27-ssec.1) Subject to subsection (2) , the director shall not be prevented from or limited in discharging the director’s functions under this Act by reason that before the director’s appointment to the office of director took effect the director had been involved, in the practice of the director’s profession, in a matter that at the time the director’s appointment took effect had not been finally determined. (sec.27-ssec.2) The director— shall not disclose information that came to the director’s knowledge before the director’s appointment to the office of director took effect, in the practice of the director’s profession, concerning a matter that at the time the director’s appointment took effect had not been finally determined to any person except— the person for whom the director was acting in the matter in the practice of the director’s profession; or a legal representative of that person; or a person duly authorised by the person or legal representative referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) to receive the information; and shall not act personally in respect of any matter in which the director had been involved in the practice of the director’s profession before the director’s appointment to the office of director took effect and that had not been finally determined at the time the director’s appointment took effect. (sec.27-ssec.3) Where the director is by this Act precluded from acting personally in respect of any matter a deputy director shall discharge the functions of the director in respect of that matter. - (a) shall not disclose information that came to the director’s knowledge before the director’s appointment to the office of director took effect, in the practice of the director’s profession, concerning a matter that at the time the director’s appointment took effect had not been finally determined to any person except— (i) the person for whom the director was acting in the matter in the practice of the director’s profession; or (ii) a legal representative of that person; or (iii) a person duly authorised by the person or legal representative referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) to receive the information; and - (i) the person for whom the director was acting in the matter in the practice of the director’s profession; or - (ii) a legal representative of that person; or - (iii) a person duly authorised by the person or legal representative referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) to receive the information; and - (b) shall not act personally in respect of any matter in which the director had been involved in the practice of the director’s profession before the director’s appointment to the office of director took effect and that had not been finally determined at the time the director’s appointment took effect. - (i) the person for whom the director was acting in the matter in the practice of the director’s profession; or - (ii) a legal representative of that person; or - (iii) a person duly authorised by the person or legal representative referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) to receive the information; and