PART 6Information

National security47

1

No information may be published—

a

by the Secretary of State under regulation 16(6), paragraph 8 of Schedule 7 or paragraph 8 of Schedule 8, or

b

by the regulator under regulation 71,

if, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the publication of that information would be contrary to the interests of national security.

2

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the Secretary of State may give to the regulator directions specifying information which may not be published under regulation 71.

3

The regulator must notify the Secretary of State of any information which is excluded from publication in accordance with directions under paragraph (2).