The Anti-terrorism (Financial and Other Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2002

Restriction on disclosure of information for overseas purposes

4.—(1) The Governor may give a direction which—

(a) specifies any overseas proceedings or overseas investigation or any description of such proceedings or investigations, and

(b) prohibits, either absolutely or in such cases, or subject to such conditions as to consent or otherwise, as may be specified in the direction, the making of any relevant disclosures for the purposes of those proceedings or that investigation or, as the case may be, proceedings or investigations of that description.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) the reference, in relation to a direction, to a relevant disclosure is a reference to a disclosure which—

(a) is authorised by paragraph 3 or by or under any other law for the time being in force in the Territory, and

(b) is a disclosure of such information as is described in the direction.

(3) A person who discloses any information in contravention of a direction under this paragraph shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, to a fine or to both;

(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.

(4) In this paragraph—

• “information” includes documents;

• “overseas investigation” means a terrorist finance criminal investigation (as defined in paragraph 3(7)) which is being, or will or may be, conducted by an authority of a country or territory outside the Territory;

• “overseas proceedings” means terrorist finance criminal proceedings (as defined in paragraph 3(7)) which are taking place, or will or may take place, in a country or territory outside the Territory.