Part VII Miscellaneous and Supplementary
Process
125CBF1Use of information supplied under disclosure order
1
Information supplied to a person under a disclosure order, or under this subsection, may be supplied by him to—
a
the applicant for the order or any other person entitled to execute the warrant concerned;
b
any employee of a body or person who, for the purposes of section 125B above, is an approved enforcement agency in relation to the warrant;
c
any F2... person appointed under section 2(1) of the Courts Act 2003.
2
A person who intentionally or recklessly—
a
discloses information supplied under a disclosure order otherwise than as permitted by subsection (1) above, or
b
uses information so supplied otherwise than for the purpose of facilitating the execution of the warrant concerned,
commits an offence.
3
But it is not an offence under subsection (2) above—
a
to disclose any information in accordance with any enactment or order of a court or for the purposes of any proceedings before a court; or
b
to disclose any information which has previously been lawfully disclosed to the public.
4
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) above is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
5
In this section “disclosure order” has the meaning given by section 125CA(3) above.