Paragraph 5G Exceptions for soliciting disclosures or obtaining informationF1
(1)
It is not an offence under paragraph 5D to solicit a disclosure described in paragraph 5E(1) to (4) or paragraph 5F(1) to (8).
(2)
It is not an offence under paragraph 5D to obtain information—
(a)
by means of a disclosure described in paragraph 5E(1) to (4) or paragraph 5F(1) to (8), or
(b)
from a document that is available to the public or a section of the public.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 6 Pt. 1A paras. 5D-5G inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 13 para. 6; S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 79 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(b))