SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 Disclosure of information

PART 2 Offences relating to disclosure and use of protected information

Defence to offences under paragraphs 3 and 4

5 It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under paragraph 3 or 4 to prove—

(a) that the person did not know and had no reason to suspect that the information was protected information, or

(b) that the person took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid committing the offence.