# Criminal Justice Act 1993, Section 58: Information “made public”.


(1) For the purposes of section 56, “made public”, in relation to information, shall be construed in accordance with the following provisions of this section; but those provisions are not exhaustive as to the meaning of that expression.
(2) Information is made public if—
(a) it is published in accordance with the rules of a regulated market for the purpose of informing investors and their professional advisers;
(b) it is contained in records which by virtue of any enactment are open to inspection by the public;
(c) it can be readily acquired by those likely to deal in any securities—
(i) to which the information relates, or
(ii) of an issuer to which the information relates; or
(d) it is derived from information which has been made public.
(3) Information may be treated as made public even though—
(a) it can be acquired only by persons exercising diligence or expertise;
(b) it is communicated to a section of the public and not to the public at large;
(c) it can be acquired only by observation;
(d) it is communicated only on payment of a fee; or
(e) it is published only outside the United Kingdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/36/section/58 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1993/section-58
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