(1)If any person discloses any information relating to any relevant process or trade secret used in carrying on any particular undertaking which has been given to or obtained by him under this Act or in connection with the execution of this Act, he shall be guilty of an offence, unless the disclosure is made—
(a)with the consent of the person carrying on that undertaking, or
(b)in accordance with any general or special directions given by the Secretary of State, or
[F3(bb)under or by virtue of section 113 of the Environment Act 1995, or]
(c)in connection with the execution of this Act, or
(d)for the purposes of any legal proceedings arising out of this Act or of any report of any such proceedings.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or both;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or both.
(3)In this section “relevant process” means any process applied for the purposes of, or in connection with, the production or use of radioactive material.
(4)In the application of this section to Northern Ireland, the reference in subsection (1)(b) to the Secretary of State shall have effect as a reference to the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 30-46 repealed (S.) (1.9.2018) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/219), reg. 1, sch. 7 para. 1 (with reg. 78, sch. 5 paras. 3, 4, 6 and with transitional provisions and savings (25.11.2021) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1309), arts. 1(1), 3-5)
F2S. 34 repealed (E.W.) (6.4.2010) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 26 para. 11(2)(gg), Sch. 28 (with reg. 1(2), Sch. 4)
F3S. 34(1)(bb) inserted (E.W.S.) (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 120(1), Sch. 22 para. 220 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3