# The Nuclear Security (Secretary of State Security Directions) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 13: Protection for documents subject to legal professional privilege etc.


An enforcement officer's powers do not include any power to compel the production by any person of a document in respect of which—
(a) in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, a claim to legal professional privilege; or
(b) in Scotland, a claim to confidentiality of communications;
could be maintained in legal proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/408/schedule/paragraph/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nuclear-security-secretary-of-state-security-directions-regulations-2018/schedule/paragraph-13
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