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59.—(1) Amend section 33A(1) (provision of information to Policing Board) as follows.
(2) For subsections (3) and (4) substitute—
“(3) Subsection (4) applies if the Chief Constable supplies the Board with information which, in his opinion, is information which ought not to be disclosed on the ground mentioned in section 76A(1)(a).
(4) The Chief Constable—
(a)must inform the Secretary of State that the information has been supplied to the Board, and
(b)must inform the Secretary of State and the Board that, in his opinion, the information is information which ought not to be disclosed on the ground mentioned in section 76A(1)(a).
(5) Subsection (6) applies if the Chief Constable supplies the Board with information which, in his opinion, is—
(a)information the disclosure of which would be likely to put an individual in danger, or
(b)information which ought not to be disclosed on any of the grounds mentioned in section 76A(1)(b) or (c).
(6) The Chief Constable—
(a)must inform the Minister of Justice that the information has been supplied to the Board, and
(b)must inform the Minister of Justice and the Board that, in his opinion, the information is information of a kind mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (5).”
Section 33A was inserted by section 22 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (c. 6).
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