17(1)Section 56(1) does not apply in relation to any proceedings on an appeal under Article 80(2) of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3162 (N.I. 21)) where—U.K.
(a)the appeal relates to a claim of discrimination in contravention of Part 3 of that Order (employment cases) and to a certificate of the Secretary of State that the act concerned was justified for the purpose of safeguarding national security, and
(b)a party to the appeal, or the party's representatives, are excluded for all or part of the proceedings by virtue of section 91(4)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
(2)Section 56(1) does not apply in relation to any proceedings arising out of proceedings within sub-paragraph (1).
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 17 in force at 27.6.2018 by S.I. 2018/652, reg. 8(w)
18U.K.But paragraph 17 does not permit the disclosure of anything to—
(a)any person who is or was excluded from all or part of the proceedings mentioned in paragraph 17(1), or
(b)any person who—
(i)represents such a person for the purposes of any proceedings within paragraph 17, and
(ii)does so otherwise than by virtue of appointment as a special advocate.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 3 para. 18 in force at 27.6.2018 by S.I. 2018/652, reg. 8(w)