HC Deb 26 April 1989 vol 151 cc1032-3

Amendments made: No. 63 in page 14, line 12 at end insert `or in any corresponding enactment having effect in Northern Ireland'.

No. 64, in page 14, line 20, at end insert— '(3A) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that at the time of the alleged offence—

  1. (a) he believed that he was making the disclosure in question with lawful authority and had no reasonable cause to believe otherwise; or
  2. (b) he believed that the information in question had previously been disclosed to the public with lawful authority and had no reasonable cause to believe otherwise.'.

No. 65, in page 14, line 29, at end insert 'or in any corresponding enactment having effect in Northern Ireland'.

No. 66, in page 14, line 32, after `Schedule', insert `or that corresponding enactment'.

No. 67, in page 14, line 38, after 'Act', insert 'or in any corresponding enactment having effect in Northern Ireland'.

No. 68, in page 14, line 39, after `Schedule' insert `or any corresponding enactment having effect in Northern Ireland'.

No. 69, in page 14, line 44, at end insert— '(aa) the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland;'.

No. 70, in page 14, line 45, at end insert— `(bb) the Northern Ireland Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration;'.

No. 71, in page 15, line 1, at end insert— '(ee) the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints;'.

No. 72, in page 15, line 2 after `Office' insert— `or of the Northern Ireland Audit Office, (ff) any other person who carries out the administrative work of either of those Offices, or who provides, or is employed in the provision of, services to either of them;'.

No. 73, in page 15, line 4 leave out `to (e)' and insert `(bb) and (c) to (ee)'.

No. 74, in page 15, line 9 leave out paragraph (a) and insert—

  1. `(a) in accordance with his official duty—
    1. (i) by a civil servant; or
    2. (ii) by a person employed in the audit of expenditure or the investigation of complaints who does not fall within subsection (7)(ff) above ;'.

No. 75, in page 15, line 12 `person', insert `either (i)'.

No. 76, in page 15, line 16 leave out `(c)' and insert 'or (ii)'.

No. 77, in page 15, line 25 at end insert `and includes a reference to "the person responsible" within the meaning of any corresponding enactment having effect in Northern Ireland.'.

No. 105, in page 15, line 31, leave out from '1983' to 'as' in line 34 and insert 'or any corresponding enactment having effect in Northern Ireland, (c) by a Scottish mental health custodian, that is to say—

  1. (i) a curator bonis, tutor or judicial factor, or
  2. (ii) the managers of a hospital acting on behalf of that person under section 94 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984, or

(d) by a mental health appointee, that is to say—

  1. (i) a person directed or authorised as mentioned in paragraph (a) of rule 41(1) of the Court of Protection Rules 1984 or any similar appointee in Northern Ireland, or
  2. (ii) a receiver ad interim appointed under paragraph (b) of that rule, or any similar appointee in Northern Ireland,
the appropriate person is the attorney, receiver, custodian or appointee,'.

No. 80, in page 15, line 36, at end insert— '(10) This section shall come into force with the repeal of section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911.'.—[Mr. Scott.]

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