76 Investigation anonymity orders
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (2009 c 25) | Legislation

76  Investigation anonymity orders

(1)     In this Chapter an “investigation anonymity order” is an order made by a justice of the peace in relation to a specified person prohibiting the disclosure of information—

(a)     that identifies the specified person as a person who is or was able or willing to assist a specified qualifying criminal investigation, or

(b)     that might enable the specified person to be identified as such a person.

(2)     The prohibition in an investigation anonymity order is subject to subsections (3) to (9).

(3)     An investigation anonymity order is not contravened by disclosure of such information as regards the specified person as is described in subsection (1), if the person disclosing the information does not know and has no reason to suspect that such an order has been made in relation to the specified person in connection with the specified qualifying

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