(1) Where the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 8(7)(b) informs only certain persons of a designation, variation or revocation and (in the case of a designation) of the contents of the statement of reasons, the Secretary of State may specify that any of that information is to be treated as confidential.
(2) A person ("P") who -
(a) is provided with information that is to be treated as confidential in accordance with paragraph (1), or
(b) obtains such information,
must not, subject to paragraph (3), disclose it if P knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that the information is to be treated as confidential.
(3) The prohibition in paragraph (2) does not apply to any disclosure made by P with lawful authority.
(4) For this purpose information is disclosed with lawful authority only if and to the extent that -
(a) the disclosure is by, or is authorised by, the Secretary of State,
(b) the disclosure is by or with the consent of the person who is or was the subject of the
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