# National Security Act 2023, Paragraph 22: Production orders: supplementary

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) An order under paragraph 19 or 20 has effect despite any obligation as to secrecy or other restriction on the disclosure of information imposed by an enactment or otherwise.
(2) Where the material consists of information stored in electronic form—
(a) an order under paragraph 19(7)(a) or 20(8)(b) has effect as an order to produce the material in a form in which it can be taken away and in which it is visible and legible, or from which it can readily be produced in a visible and legible form, and
(b) an order under paragraph 19(7)(b) or 20(8)(c) has effect as an order to give a constable access to the material in a form in which it is visible and legible.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/32/schedule/2/paragraph/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-security-act-2023/schedule-2/paragraph-22
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