# Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026, Section 4: Onward disclosure

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This section applies to information given to the Secretary of State as mentioned in section 2 or 3.
(2) The Secretary of State may give the information to the Clearing-House Mechanism established under Article 51 of the Agreement.
(3) But the Secretary of State may not give the information where—
(a) it is protected information within the meaning given by section 1(2) of the National Security Act 2023, or
(b) in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the Agreement does not require it to be given (see Article 51(6)).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/6/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/biodiversity-beyond-national-jurisdiction-act-2026/section-4
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.