177 Access to and use of information held by credit reporting bodies On the written request of the Director or the sheriff, a credit reporting body is authorised to disclose to the Director or the sheriff relevant information about a fine defaulter for the purposes of the Director or the sheriff taking enforcement action under this Act against the fine defaulter. 178 Certain agencies may give information for enforcement purposes (1) For the purpose of the enforcement of registered fines, directions and warrants under this Act, the Director, the sheriff and any contractor or supporting the functions of the Director or the sheriff may request information that may assist in carrying out that purpose from any person or body. (2) On the written request of the Director, the sheriff or any contractor or sub-contractor supporting the functions of the Director or the sheriff, a specified enforcement information agency may give the person or body making the request access to any information held by the agency that may be of use in the enforcement of registered fines, directions and warrants under this Act. (3) A person who obtains access to any information as a result of a request made under this section may use the information to enforce registered fines, directions and warrants under this Act but is otherwise subject to all the requirements and restrictions concerning the handling, use and disclosure of the information that apply to the person who provided, or granted access to, the information in response to the request. (4) In this section, S. 178(4) specified enforcement amended by means a person or body— information agency No. 59/2017 s. 90.
177 Access to and use of information held by credit reporting bodies On the written request of the Director or the sheriff, a credit reporting body is authorised to disclose to the Director or the sheriff relevant information about a fine defaulter for the purposes of the Director or the sheriff taking enforcement action under this Act against the fine defaulter. 178 Certain agencies may give information for enforcement purposes (1) For the purpose of the enforcement of registered fines, directions and warrants under this Act, the Director, the sheriff and any contractor or supporting the functions of the Director or the sheriff may request information that may assist in carrying out that purpose from any person or body. (2) On the written request of the Director, the sheriff or any contractor or sub-contractor supporting the functions of the Director or the sheriff, a specified enforcement information agency may give the person or body making the request access to any information held by the agency that may be of use in the enforcement of registered fines, directions and warrants under this Act. (3) A person who obtains access to any information as a result of a request made under this section may use the information to enforce registered fines, directions and warrants under this Act but is otherwise subject to all the requirements and restrictions concerning the handling, use and disclosure of the information that apply to the person who provided, or granted access to, the information in response to the request. S. 178(4) amended by No. 59/2017 s. 90. (4) In this section, specified enforcement information agency means a person or body—
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