2 Obtaining or disclosing trade secrets

2  Obtaining or disclosing trade secrets

(1)     A person commits an offence if—

(a)     the person—

(i)     obtains, copies, records or retains a trade secret, or

(ii)     discloses or provides access to a trade secret,

(b)     the person's conduct is unauthorised,

(c)     the person knows, or having regard to other matters known to them ought reasonably to know, that their conduct is unauthorised, and

(d)     the foreign power condition is met in relation to the person's conduct (see section 31).

(2)     A “trade secret” means any information, document or other article which—

(a)     is not generally

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