In this Chapter “protected material” means information or samples which have been obtained by the OGA under this Part.

In this Chapter—

• “original owner”, in relation to protected material provided to the OGA under this Part, means the person by whom, or on whose behalf, the protected material was so provided;

• “subsequent holder”, in relation to protected material, means a person holding protected material who has received it directly or indirectly from the OGA by virtue of a disclosure, or disclosures, in accordance with this Chapter.

References to disclosing protected material include references to making the protected material available to other persons (in a case where the protected material includes samples).