69. (1) The Minister may, following consultation with any relevant Minister of the Government and having had regard to the matters referred to in subsection (4), prescribe—

(a) certain documents or classes of document the provision of which a public body shall not request from a person (other than a public body) in original, copy or electronic form, or

(b) certain uses for the purposes of which a public body shall not request the provision of certain documents or classes of documents from a person (other than a public body) in original, copy or electronic form.

(2) A public body shall not—

(a) request a document or class of document which is prescribed under subsection (1)(a), or

(b) request a document or class of document for the purposes of a use of such a document or class of document which is prescribed under subsection (1)(b).

(3) In this section “relevant Minister of the Government” means a Minister of the Government the exercise of whose functions would be affected by the making of an order proposed to be made under subsection (1).

(4) The matters to which the Minister is to have regard for the purposes of subsection (1) are as follows:

(a) whether the proposed prohibition would facilitate the carrying out of a function of a public body by—

(i) reducing the duplication of tasks carried out by one or more public bodies,

(ii) increasing the efficiency of the public body in carrying out the function, or

(iii) facilitating an improvement in the quality of services being delivered by one or more public bodies;

(b) whether the proposed prohibition would reduce the need for a person to provide the same information to more than one public body.