32Exception for information relating to personal or business affairs

### 32 Exception for information relating to personal or business affairs > > (1)  This section applies to information that a statement provided under [section 30](#GS30@EN) would be required to contain if the information – > > > > > > (a) relates to the personal affairs or business affairs of a person, other than the person making the request; and > > > > > > > (b) is of a confidential nature. > > > (2)  For the purposes of [subsection (1)](#GS32@Gs1@EN) , information is taken to be of a confidential nature if the information is information – > > > > > > (a) that was supplied in confidence and continues to retain its confidential character; or > > > > > > > (b) the publication of which would reveal a trade secret; or > > > > > > > (c) the publication of which would, or could reasonably be expected to, adversely affect a statutory authority or council relating to its commercial activities; or > > > > > > > (d) that was given under a duty imposed by an enactment; or > > > > > > > (e) the giving of which under the request would be in contravention of an enactment that expressly imposes on the person to whom the request is made a duty not to divulge or communicate information of that kind – > > > > > > > > > > (i) to a person; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) to a person, other than a person included in a class of persons prescribed by regulation; or > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) except in circumstances prescribed by regulation. > > > (3)  [Section 34](#GS34@EN) specifies the consequences of this section applying to information.