4.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), a person who—
(a)is or has been employed by a Central Authority designated under paragraph 2 of Schedule 1; or
(b)provides or has provided services to such a Central Authority,
is guilty of an offence if he or she discloses, otherwise than in accordance with paragraph 3, information referred to in Article 61(2) of the Maintenance Regulation which has been obtained from a person or body designated under paragraph 1 and which relates to a person whose identity is specified in the information disclosed or can be deduced from it.
(2) It is a defence to prove that, at the time of the alleged offence, the person believed that he or she was making the disclosure lawfully in accordance with this Schedule and the Maintenance Regulation, and had no reasonable cause to believe otherwise.
(3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to disclosure of information received by such a person—
(a)from the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland, the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland, or the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland;
(b)from the Secretary of State where the information so disclosed is held by the Secretary of State for the purposes of employment and training only.