EXPLANATORY NOTE  (This note is not part of the Order)  Section 105 of the Utilities Act 2000 imposes a general restriction on the disclosure of certain  information, subject to a number of specified exemptions. This Order amends that provision to  allow for a disclosure which is:  a)  a protected disclosure for the purposes of the Employment Rights Act 1996; or  b)  for the purposes of civil proceedings brought in reliance on section 47B (protected  disclosure – protection from detriment) or 103A (protected disclosure – protection from  unfair dismissal) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.  A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact  on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.  © Crown copyright 2020  Printed and published in the UK by The Stationery Office Limited under the authority and superintendence of Jeff James,  Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and Queen’s Printer of Acts of Parliament.  £4.90  UK202002031007 02/2020 19585  http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/106  ISBN 978-0-11-119284-9