Paragraph 2 Protected disclosures
A disclosure which satisfies the following three conditions is not to be taken to breach any restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).
The first condition is that the information or other matter disclosed came to the person making the disclosure (the discloser) in the course of a business in the regulated sector.
The second condition is that the information or other matter—
causes the discloser to know or suspect, or
gives him reasonable grounds for knowing or suspecting,
that another person has committed an offence under any of articles 6 to 9.
The third condition is that the disclosure is made to a constable or nominated officer as soon as is practicable after the information or other matter comes to the discloser.
A disclosure to a nominated officer is a disclosure which—
is made to a person nominated by the discloser’s employer to receive disclosures under this paragraph, and
is made in the course of the discloser’s employment and in accordance with the procedure established by the employer for that purpose.
A business is within the regulated sector for the purposes of this paragraph if it is such a business, in accordance with sub-paragraph (12) of paragraph 1, for the purposes of that paragraph.