Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006
sec.39Restriction on including confidential information in decision notice
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sec.39 Restriction on including confidential information in decision notice
This section applies for a decision notice for a dispute referral if— the relevant entity has given the energy and water ombudsman information for a preliminary inquiry about, or an investigation into, the relevant dispute; and the energy and water ombudsman relied on the information to decide the dispute referral; and the energy and water ombudsman considers the information is confidential and that disclosing the information might be to the detriment of its commercial interests. The energy and water ombudsman must, in giving reasons for the decision, state that the ombudsman has relied on confidential information given by the relevant entity, without disclosing what the information is. In this section— information includes a document. s 39 amd 2010 No. 53 s 3 sch 1 (sec.39-ssec.1) This section applies for a decision notice for a dispute referral if— the relevant entity has given the energy and water ombudsman information for a preliminary inquiry about, or an investigation into, the relevant dispute; and the energy and water ombudsman relied on the information to decide the dispute referral; and the energy and water ombudsman considers the information is confidential and that disclosing the information might be to the detriment of its commercial interests. (sec.39-ssec.2) The energy and water ombudsman must, in giving reasons for the decision, state that the ombudsman has relied on confidential information given by the relevant entity, without disclosing what the information is. (sec.39-ssec.3) In this section— information includes a document.
- (a) the relevant entity has given the energy and water ombudsman information for a preliminary inquiry about, or an investigation into, the relevant dispute; and
- (b) the energy and water ombudsman relied on the information to decide the dispute referral; and
- (c) the energy and water ombudsman considers the information is confidential and that disclosing the information might be to the detriment of its commercial interests.