8.—(1) The Minister must inform the requester in writing of the decision on the request and the reasons for it, as soon as reasonably practicable after the decision is made.
(2) Where the decision is in relation to a request under section 27 (right to request revocation of specification of ship) or section 29 (UN-designated ship: right to request review), the Minister may also inform any person affected by the ship specification or designation of the decision and the reasons for it.
(3) Matters may be excluded from the reasons given where the Minister considers that they should be excluded—
(a)in the interests of national security or international relations;
(b)for reasons connected with the prevention or detection of serious crime in the United Kingdom or elsewhere; or
(c)in the interests of justice.