# The Iraq (United Nations) (Sequestration of Assets) Order 1993, Article 17: Disclosure of Assessments and Reasons for Decisions


(1) The Treasury shall not be required to give reasons for their conclusions under article 14(1), and the Treasury and the Secretary of State shall not be required to give reasons for their or his decisions under article 15(1) or (4) or under article 16(1) or (4), to the extent that to do so would involve the disclosure of information obtained under the Schedule to this Order contrary to the provisions of the Schedule.
(2) The Treasury shall not be required to give reasons for their conclusions under article 14(1), and the Treasury and the Secretary of State shall not be required to give reasons for their or his decisions under article 15(1) or 16(1), to the extent that to do so would in their or his opinion be likely to cause damage to national security.
(3) Where the Bank has so consented, the Treasury may—
(a) in giving reasons for their decision under article 15(1) disclose extracts from or the entirety of the Bank’s assessment obtained under article 6(3); and
(b) in giving reasons for their decision under article 16(4) disclose extracts from or the entirety of the Bank’s assessment obtained under article 8(5).
(4) No assessment obtained from the Bank under article 6(3) shall be disclosed by the Treasury when notifying a decision under article 15(4).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1244/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/iraq-united-nations-sequestration-of-assets-order-1993/article-17
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