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minal proceedings, either by indictment or on summary conviction, that have been commenced by the laying of an information or the preferring of an indictment, under an Act of Parliament; or (b) any legal proceedings relating to the administration or enforcement of this Act, the Canada Pension Plan , the Employment Insurance Act or any other Act of Parliament or law of a province that provides for the payment of a duty or tax. Authorized provision of confidential information (5) The Minister may provide appropriate persons with any confidential information that may reasonably be regarded as necessary solely for a purpose relating to the life, health or safety of an individual or to the environment in Canada or any other country. Disclosure of confidential information — Excise Act, 2001 (6) Subsections 211(6) and (6.1) of the Excise Act, 2001 apply in this Part, with any modifications that the circumstances require, as if (a) the references in those subsections to the Excise Act, 2001 were references to this Part; (b) confidential information for the purposes of this Part were confidential information for the purposes of the Excise Act, 2001 ; (c) an authorized person for the purposes of this Part were an authorized person for the purposes of the Excise Act, 2001 ; and (d) a business number for the purposes of this Part were a business number for the purposes of the Excise Act, 2001 . Disclosure of confidential information (7) An official may provide (a) any confidential information to an official of the Department of the Environment solely for the purposes of Part 2 or the formulation or evaluation of greenhouse gas pollution pricing policy; (b) any confidential information relating to His Majesty in right of a province to an official of a department or agency of the Government of Canada, if His Majesty in right of the province or an agent of His Majesty in right of the province is not in compliance with this Part or has stated that it will not comply with this Part, solely for the purposes of the evaluation of, or the formulation of a response to, the non-compliance or statement; or (c) any confidential information relating to an agent of His Majesty in right of a province to an official of a department or agency of the Government of Canada, if the agent or His Majesty in right of the province is not in compliance with this Part or has stated that it will not comply with this Part, solely for the purposes of the evaluation of, or the formulation of a response to, the non-compliance or statement. Public disclosure (8) The Minister may, in connection with a program, activity or service provided or undertaken by the Minister, make available to the public the business number of, and the name of (including any trade name or other name used by), the holder of a business number. Public disclosure by representative of government entity (9) A representative of a government entity may, in connection with a program, activity or service provided or undertaken by the government entity, make available to the public the business number of, and the name of (including any trade name or other name used by), the holder of a business number, if (a) a representative of the government entity was provided with that information under subsection (6); and (b) the government entity uses the business number as an identifier in connection with the program, activity or service. Public disclosure — province or agent non-compliance (9.1) The Minister may communicate or otherwise make available to the public, in any manner that the Minister considers appropriate, confidential information relating to a person that is His Majesty in right of a province or an agent of His Majesty in right of a province if the following conditions are satisfied: (a) if the person is His Majesty in right of a province, it is the case that (i) the person is not in compliance with this Part or has publicly stated that it will not comply with this Part, or (ii) an agent of His Majest