The Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 (Restrictions on Disclosure of Information in relation to National Security etc.) Order 2015

Restrictions on disclosure of information about controlled reservoirs by relevant authority

3.—(1) If the Secretary of State is of the opinion that disclosure of any information relating to a controlled reservoir would be contrary to the interests of national security, the Secretary of State may serve on a relevant authority a notice (a “non-disclosure notice”) in relation to that information.

(2) The non-disclosure notice must—

(a) be in writing;

(b) specify the information to which it relates; and

(c) state whether article 4 applies to any of that information and, if so, which information.

(3) Where a non-disclosure notice has been served in respect of any information—

(a) the relevant authority on whom the notice is served must not—

(i) publish the information (or any part of it);

(ii) disclose the information (or any part of it) to any person; or

(iii) require a person to publish or disclose to another the information (or any part of it); and

(b) where the relevant authority on whom the notice is served is SEPA, SEPA must ensure that the information is not included in the controlled reservoirs register.