(3) In subsections (1) and (2) above references to a Crown
servant include any person, not being a Crown servant or government contractor, in whose case a notification for the purposes of section
1 (1) above 1 S in force.
(4) Where a person has in his possession or under his control any document or other article which it would be an offence under section 5 above for him to disclose without awful authority, he is
guilty of an offence if -
(a)
(b)
he fails to comply with an official directior for its
return or disposal; or
where he obtained it from a Crown servant or
government contractor on terms requiring it to be
held in confidence or in circumstances in which that
servant or contractor could reasonably expect. that it
would be so held, he fails to take such care to
prevent its unauthorised disclosure as
a person in
his position may reasonably be expected to tuke.
(5) Where a person has in his possession or under his control
any document or other article which it would be an offence under
section 6 above for him to disclose without lawful authority, he is
guilty of an offence if he fails to comply with an official
direction for its return or disposal.
(6) A person is guilty of an offence if he discloses any
official information, document or article which can be used for the
purpose of obtaining access to any information, document or article protected against disclosure by the foregoing provisions of this Act
and the circumstances in which it is disclosed are such that it
would be reasonable to expect that it might be used for that purpose
without authority.