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Section 113 Prohibition on disclosure of information or samples by OGAI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Protected material must not be disclosed—

(a)

by the OGA, or

(b)

by a subsequent holder,

except in accordance with section 114 or Schedule 7.

(2)

In this section and in Schedule 7—

  • “protected material” means information or samples which have been obtained by the OGA under section 112 or 124;

  • “subsequent holder”, in relation to protected material, means a person holding protected material who has received it directly or indirectly from the OGA by virtue of a disclosure, or disclosures, in accordance with Schedule 7.

(3)

References to disclosing protected material include references to making the protected material available to other persons (where the protected material includes samples).

Annotations

Commencement

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S. 113 in force at 26.12.2023, see s. 334(3)(b)