15.—(1) This article applies where the Secretary of State receives from the Mechanism—
(a)a request for information relating to any relevant proceedings within the meaning of article 14 or to any investigation of conduct which would constitute a Mechanism crime; or
(b)as part of a request mentioned in article 14(1), a request for the forwarding of the results of any investigation of conduct relating to relevant proceedings within the meaning of article 14 and a copy of the court’s record.
(2) The Secretary of State or, where the information or record is to be obtained in Scotland, the Lord Advocate or procurator fiscal must take such steps as appear to the Secretary of State, Lord Advocate or procurator fiscal to be appropriate to secure the production of the information or record requested, and on its production to the Secretary of State, Lord Advocate or procurator fiscal must transmit it to the Mechanism.