Energy Act 2023

113Prohibition on disclosure of information or samples by OGA
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(1)Protected material must not be disclosed—

(a)by the OGA, or

(b)by a subsequent holder,

except in accordance with section 114 or Schedule 7.

(2)In this section and in Schedule 7

  • protected material” means information or samples which have been obtained by the OGA under section 112 or 124;

  • 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 Schedule 7.

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