SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Restrictions on disclosure or use of information

Unauthorised use of information

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1

This paragraph applies where—

a

information is disclosed in accordance with paragraph 2 to a person other than the Secretary of State or an authorised officer of the Secretary of State, and

b

the information is used by that person otherwise than in accordance with paragraph 2(3) (“the unauthorised use”).

2

The person making the unauthorised use is to be treated for all purposes as if that person were subject to the obligation which restricted the use of the information by the Secretary of State.

3

But where the person making the unauthorised use is an employee, the information is to be treated as if it had been used by the person's employer.