4(1)An NCA officer must not disclose intelligence service information unless the relevant authority consents to the disclosure.U.K.
(2)If an NCA officer has disclosed intelligence service information to a person, that person must not further disclose that information unless the relevant authority consents to the disclosure.
(3)In this paragraph—
“intelligence service” means—
(a)the Security Service,
(b)the Secret Intelligence Service, or
(c)GCHQ (which has the same meaning as in the Intelligence Services Act 1994);
“intelligence service information” means information obtained from an intelligence service or a person acting on behalf of an intelligence service;
“relevant authority” means—
(a)the Director-General of the Security Service (in the case of information obtained by the NCA from that Service or a person acting on its behalf);
(b)the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (in the case of information obtained by the NCA from that Service or a person acting on its behalf);
(c)the Director of GCHQ (in the case of information obtained from GCHQ or a person acting on its behalf).
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 7 para. 4 in force at 7.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(r)