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Regulation 3 Processing of information disclosed

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(1)

Information disclosed under regulation 2(1), (4), (6) or (7) may not be disclosed to any other person except—

(a)

for a purpose mentioned in paragraph 1A(1) of Schedule 2 to the Act; or

(b)

for the purpose of any civil or criminal proceedings.

(2)

A person who discloses information in breach of paragraph (1) is guilty of an offence and liable—

(a)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or to both;

(b)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.