SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 U.K. Information: restrictions on disclosure

Part 2 U.K. Restrictions on disclosures of particular types of information

Intelligence service information U.K.

4 (1) An NCA officer must not disclose intelligence service information unless the relevant authority consents to the disclosure. U.K.

(2) If an NCA officer has disclosed intelligence service information to a person, that person must not further disclose that information unless the relevant authority consents to the disclosure.

(3) In this paragraph—

• “intelligence service” means—

  (a)

  the Security Service,

  (b)

  the Secret Intelligence Service, or

  (c)

  GCHQ (which has the same meaning as in the Intelligence Services Act 1994);

• “intelligence service information” means information obtained from an intelligence service or a person acting on behalf of an intelligence service;

• “relevant authority” means—

  (a)

  the Director-General of the Security Service (in the case of information obtained by the NCA from that Service or a person acting on its behalf);

  (b)

  the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (in the case of information obtained by the NCA from that Service or a person acting on its behalf);

  (c)

  the Director of GCHQ (in the case of information obtained from GCHQ or a person acting on its behalf).

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 4 in force at 7.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(r)