Section 62 — Meaning of “protected material” and related terms
This version in force from 2016-10-01
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .
(1) In this Chapter “protected material” means information or samples which have been obtained by the OGA under this Part.
(2) In this Chapter—“original owner”, in relation to protected material provided to the OGA under this Part, means the person by whom, or on whose behalf, the protected material was so provided; “subsequent holder”, in relation to protected material, means a person holding protected material who has received it directly or indirectly from the OGA by virtue of a disclosure, or disclosures, in accordance with this Chapter.
(3) References to disclosing protected material include references to making the protected material available to other persons (in a case where the protected material includes samples).