Article 5 Referral of information to independent reviewerI1

This article applies where—

The chief officer must, before providing that information to the Scottish Ministers, refer that information to the independent reviewer together with the following—

If provision of the type mentioned in section 23(2)(a) of the 2019 Act is in force, the chief officer must refer the information that the chief officer has identified and considers ought to be included in F8a Level 2 disclosure F9... to the independent reviewer within the time period specified by virtue of that section.

In this article—

• “the applicant” means the person whose application for a disclosure led to the request by the Scottish Ministers mentioned in paragraph (1)(a);

• “the Disclosure Act” means the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020;

• “Level 2 disclosure” has the meaning given in section 8 of the Disclosure Act;

• “purpose of the disclosure” has the meaning given in section 69 of the Disclosure Act.