http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/18/section/13Justice and Security Act 2013An Act to provide for oversight of the Security Service, the Secret Intelligence Service, the Government Communications Headquarters and other activities relating to intelligence or security matters; to make provision about closed material procedure in relation to certain civil proceedings; to prevent the making of certain court orders for the disclosure of sensitive information; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-03-12Expert Participation2025-02-24
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Disclosure of sensitive material<Emphasis>Closed material procedure: general</Emphasis>Review of sections 6 to 11131The Secretary of State must appoint a person to review the operation of sections 6 to 11 (the “reviewer”).2The reviewer must carry out a review of the operation of sections 6 to 11 in respect of the period of five years beginning with the day on which section 6 comes into force.3The review must be completed as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the period to which the review relates.4As soon as reasonably practicable after completing a review under this section, the reviewer must send to the Secretary of State a report on its outcome.5On receiving a report under subsection (4), the Secretary of State must lay a copy of it before Parliament.6Before laying a copy of a report before Parliament under subsection (5), the Secretary of State may, after consulting the reviewer, exclude from the copy any part of the report that would, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, be damaging to the interests of national security if it were included in the copy laid before Parliament.7The Secretary of State may pay to the reviewer—aexpenses incurred by the reviewer in carrying out functions under this section, andbsuch allowances as the Secretary of State determines.S. 13 in force at 25.6.2013 by S.I. 2013/1482, art. 2 (with arts. 3, 4)Ss. 8-14 applied (with modifications) (1.5.2024) by Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (c. 41), s. 63(4), Sch. 6 para. 12 (with s. 61); S.I. 2024/584, reg. 2(u) (with regs. 3, 4)Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (24.2.2025) by Procurement Act 2023 (c. 54), ss. 66, 127(2); S.I. 2024/716, Sch. (as amended by S.I. 2024/959, regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a))Pt. 2 applied (with modifications) (24.2.2025) by Procurement Act 2023 (c. 54), ss. 107, 127(2); S.I. 2024/716, Sch. (as amended by S.I. 2024/959, regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a))