Article 16 Meaning of “special procedure material”C1
Northern Ireland
In this Order “special procedure material” means—
material to which paragraph (2) applies; and
journalistic material, other than excluded material.
Subject to the following provisions of this Article, this paragraph applies to material, other than items subject to legal privilege and excluded material, in the possession of a person who—
acquired or created it in the course of any trade, business, profession or other occupation or for the purpose of any paid or unpaid office; and
holds it subject—
to an express or implied undertaking to hold it in confidence; or
to a restriction or obligation such as is mentioned in Article 13(2)(b).
Where material is acquired—
by an employee from his employer and in the course of his employment; or
by a company from an associated company,
it is only special procedure material if it was special procedure material immediately before the acquisition.
Where material is created by an employee in the course of his employment, it is only special procedure material if it would have been special procedure material had his employer created it.
Where material is created by a company on behalf of an associated company, it is only special procedure material if it would have been special procedure material had the associated company created it.
A company is to be treated as another's associated company for the purposes of this Article if it would be so treated under F1section 449 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in art. 16(6) substituted (1.4.2010 with effect as mentioned in s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), ss. 1177, 1184(1), Sch. 1 para. 219 (with Sch. 2)
Modifications
- C1
Art. 16 applied (with modifications) (18.5.2009) by Police and Criminal Evidence (Application to the Police Ombudsman) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/142), art. 3, Sch. 1, Sch. 2
Notes on the whole Order
Textual amendments
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mod. by 2005 c. 2