54 Tipping-off

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(1)     This section applies where a section 49 notice contains a provision requiring—

(a)     the person to whom the notice is given, and

(b)     every other person who becomes aware of it or of its contents,

to keep secret the giving of the notice, its contents and the things done in pursuance of it.

(2)     A requirement to keep anything secret shall not be included in a section 49 notice except where—

(a)     it is included with the consent of the person who for the purposes of Schedule 2 granted the permission for the giving of the notice; or

(b)     the person who gives the notice is himself a person whose permission for the giving of such a notice in relation to the information in question would have constituted appropriate permission under that Schedule.

(3)     A section 49 notice shall not contain a requirement to keep anything secret except where the protected information to which it relates—

(a)     has come into the possession of the police, [[the National Crime Agency],]

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