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10.—(1) No obligation as to secrecy or other restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by statute or otherwise shall preclude—
(a)the disclosure by the Secretary of State or an officer of his to the competent authorities of a member State other than the United Kingdom of any information which is required to be disclosed in pursuance of the directive of the Council of the European Communities No. 91/477/EEC(1) (directive on the control of the acquisition and possession of weapons); or
(b)the disclosure to the Secretary of State or any officer of his by a chief officer of police, or by any government department or officer of a government department, of any information required by the Secretary of State for the purpose of facilitating the communication or exchange of information in pursuance of that directive.
(2) The reference in paragraph (1) above to the competent authorities of a member State is a reference to the persons appointed by that member State to deal with the communication or exchange of information in pursuance of the directive mentioned in that paragraph.
OJ No. L256, 13.9.91, p. 51.
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