Disclosure of information held by government departmentsN.I.
54. Paras. (1)‐(10) rep. by 2002 c. 29
(11) F1. . . in the case of material in the possession of an authorised government department, an order under Article 50(2) may require any officer of the department (whether named in the order or not) who may for the time being be in possession of the material concerned to comply with it, and such an order shall be served as if the proceedings were civil proceedings against the department.
(12) The person on whom such an order is served—
(a)shall take all reasonable steps to bring it to the attention of the officer concerned, and
(b)if the order is not brought to that officer's attention within the period[F2 specified in an order under Article 50(2)], shall report the reasons for the failure to the High Court;
and any other officer of the department in receipt of the order shall take such steps as are mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).
Para. (13) rep. by 2002 c. 29