790. (1) No information, book or document relating to a company that has been obtained under any of sections 778 to 780, 783 or 787 shall be published or disclosed unless—

(a) the company consents to the publication or disclosure,

(b) the publication or disclosure is, in the opinion of the F476[Authority], required under any of section 791(a) to (n), or

(c) the publication or disclosure is made to a competent authority specified in section 792.

(2) A person who publishes or discloses any information, book or document in contravention of subsection (1) shall be guilty of a category 2 offence.