Restrictions on disclosure of information relating to flood plans by relevant persons
8.—(1) If the Secretary of State is of the opinion that publication of a flood plan or any information contained in or relating to it would be contrary to the interests of national security, the Secretary of State may serve on a relevant person a notice (“a non-publication notice”) requiring the person not to publish (or not to publish except as may be specified in the notice)—
(a)the flood plan;
(b)any review or update of the plan; or
(c)any information contained in or relating to the plan (or any review or update of it).
(2) The non-publication notice may—
(a)require the person on whom it is served to prevent access by any other person to—
(i)the flood plan;
(ii)any review or update of the plan; or
(iii)any information referred to in paragraph (1)(c),
to which the notice applies, except as may be specified in the notice; and
(b)specify requirements as to the storage of the plan in the interests of national security.
(3) The non-publication notice must—
(a)be in writing;
(b)specify the information to which it relates; and
(c)state whether article 9 applies to any of that information and, if so, which information.