# Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, Section 42: Unlawful disclosure of a Level 2 disclosure


(1) A person to whom a Level 2 disclosure is made available or disclosed under this Part commits an offence if the person discloses it unlawfully to another person.
(2) A Level 2 disclosure is disclosed lawfully only so far as the disclosure is permitted by section 43; otherwise it is disclosed unlawfully.
(3) A person to whom a Level 2 disclosure is disclosed unlawfully commits an offence if the person discloses the Level 2 disclosure to another person.
(4) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/13/section/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/disclosure-scotland-act-2020/section-42
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