Section 342(3)

A person does not commit an offence under subsection (2)(a) if— he does not know or suspect that the disclosure is likely to prejudice the investigation, the disclosure is made in the exercise of a function under this Act or any other enactment relating to criminal conduct or benefit from criminal conduct or in compliance with a requirement imposed under or by virtue of this Act, or the disclosure is of a matter within section 333A(2) or (3)(a) (money laundering: tipping off) and the information on which the disclosure is based came to the person in the course of a business in the regulated sector, the disclosure is made in the exercise of a function under Part 7 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (criminal memoirs etc) or in compliance with a requirement imposed under or by virtue of that Act, he is a professional legal adviser and the disclosure falls within subsection (4).

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04