Protected material must not be disclosed—
(a)by the OGA, or
(b)by a subsequent holder,
except in accordance with this Chapter.
(1)In this Chapter “protected material” means information or samples which have been obtained by the OGA under this Part.
(2)In this Chapter—
“original owner”, in relation to protected material provided to the OGA under this Part, means the person by whom, or on whose behalf, the protected material was so provided;
“subsequent holder”, in relation to protected material, means a person holding protected material who has received it directly or indirectly from the OGA by virtue of a disclosure, or disclosures, in accordance with this Chapter.
(3)References to disclosing protected material include references to making the protected material available to other persons (in a case where the protected material includes samples).