Explanatory Notes

Serious Crime Act 2007

2007 CHAPTER 27

30th October 2007

Commentary on Sections

Part 1: Serious Crime Prevention Orders.General

Supplementary

Section 38: Disclosure of information in accordance with orders

130.This section provides a protection for a person subject to an order when the terms of an order require him to answer a question, provide information or produce a document. In such a situation, he will not be in breach of any obligation of confidence or any other restriction on disclosing the information concerned when he discloses such information in compliance with the terms of an order. Subsection (2) reminds the reader that any such requirements contained in an order relating to the provision of information are subject to the safeguards set out in sections 11 to 14.