33.—(1) Amend section 63(1) (restriction on disclosure of information) as follows.
(2) In subsection (1) for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)to the Department of Justice or the Secretary of State;”.
(3) After subsection (3) insert—
“(4) Nothing in subsection (1)(b) permits the disclosure to the Department of Justice of information—
(a)which has been supplied to the Ombudsman under section 66(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000(2) for the purposes of or in connection with an investigation under section 60A of this Act, and
(b)in relation to which the Ombudsman has been informed under section 66(3)(b) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 that the information is, in the opinion of the Chief Constable or the Board, information which ought not to be disclosed on the ground mentioned in section 76A(1)(a) of that Act.”
(4) In relation to information supplied to the Ombudsman before the coming into force of this Order, section 63(4)(b) (as inserted by sub-paragraph (3) above) has effect as if the reference to section 66(3)(b) of the 2000 Act were a reference to section 66(3)(b) before its substitution by paragraph 77(2) below.
Amendments have been made to section 63 but none are relevant.