Part III Terrorist Property
Offences
21BF1Protected disclosures
1
A disclosure which satisfies the following three conditions is not to be taken to breach any restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).
2
The first condition is that the information or other matter disclosed came to the person making the disclosure (the discloser) in the course of a business in the regulated sector.
3
The second condition is that the information or other matter—
a
causes the discloser to know or suspect, or
b
gives him reasonable grounds for knowing or suspecting,
that another person has committed F3or attempted to commit an offence under any of sections 15 to 18.
4
The third condition is that the disclosure is made to a constable or a nominated officer as soon as is practicable after the information or other matter comes to the discloser.
5
A disclosure to a nominated officer is a disclosure which—
a
is made to a person nominated by the discloser’s employer to receive disclosures under this section, and
b
is made in the course of the discloser’s employment and in accordance with the procedure established by the employer for the purpose.
6
The reference to a business in the regulated sector must be construed in accordance with Schedule 3A.