Section 20 Terrorism Act 2000

Section 20 of the Terrorism Act 2000 is about Disclosure of information: permission. It provides as follows:

(1)A person may disclose to a constable—

(a)a suspicion or belief that any money or other property is terrorist property or is derived from terrorist property;

(b)any matter on which the suspicion or belief is based.

(2)A person may make a disclosure to a constable in the circumstances mentioned in section 19(1) and (2).

(3)Subsections (1) and (2) shall have effect notwithstanding any restriction on the disclosure of information imposed by statute or otherwise.

(4)Where—

(a)a person is in employment, and

(b)his employer has established a procedure for the making of disclosures of the kinds mentioned in subsection (1) and section 19(2),

subsections (1) and (2) shall have effect in relation to that person as if any reference to disclosure to a constable included a reference to disclosure in accordance with the procedure.

(5)References to a constable include references to a National Crime Agency officer authorised for the purposes of this section by the Director General of that Agency.

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