SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Information: restrictions on disclosure

Part 3Restrictions on further disclosures of information

Information generally

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1

If an NCA officer has disclosed information to a person (the “original recipient”), that person must not further disclose the information unless—

a

the disclosure is—

i

for a purpose connected with any relevant function of the original recipient, or

ii

otherwise for a permitted purpose, and

b

the Director General consents to the disclosure.

2

This paragraph does not apply to a further disclosure of information if—

a

paragraph 7 or 8 applies, or

b

the NCA officer's disclosure to the original recipient was a disclosure—

i

to the Lord Advocate for the purposes of the exercise of the functions of the Lord Advocate under Part 3 of PCA 2002, or

ii

to the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of the exercise of the functions of the Scottish Ministers under, or in relation to, Part 5 of PCA 2002;

and for provision about the further disclosure of such information, see section 441 of PCA 2002.

3

In this paragraph “relevant function” means any function of the original recipient for the purposes of which the information was disclosed to that recipient.