Part 1 U.K. The Serious Organised Crime Agency

Chapter 1 U.K. SOCA: establishment and activities

Use and disclosure of information U.K.

35 Restrictions on further disclosure U.K.

(1) Information disclosed by SOCA under section 33 to any person or body must not be further disclosed except—

(a) for a purpose connected with any function of that person or body for the purposes of which the information was disclosed by SOCA, or otherwise for any permitted purposes, and

(b) with the consent of SOCA.

[F1 (1A) Subsection (1) does not apply to—

(a) information disclosed by SOCA under section 33 to the Lord Advocate for the purpose of the exercise of any of his functions under Part 3 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; or

(b) information disclosed by SOCA under section 33 to the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of the exercise of any of their functions under, or in relation to, Part 5 of that Act;

but see instead section 441 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.]

(2) Information disclosed to SOCA under any enactment by the Commissioners or a person acting on their behalf must not be further disclosed except—

(a) for any permitted purposes, and

(b) with the consent of the Commissioners or an authorised officer of Revenue and Customs.

(3) Consent under subsection (1) or (2) may be given—

(a) in relation to a particular disclosure, or

(b) in relation to disclosures made in circumstances specified or described in the consent.

(4) In this section “permitted purposes” has the meaning given by section 33(2).

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 35(1A) inserted (1.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), s. 94(1), Sch. 8 para. 173; S.I. 2008/755, art. 2(1)(a) (with arts. 3-14)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 35 in force at 1.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. para. 5 (with art. 4(2)-(7))