Part 4: Trade information Section 15: Offences related to disclosure under section 14
This section provides that an offence is committed where a person discloses information in contravention of section 14 which relates to a person whose identity is specified in the disclosure, or can be deduced from it. Section 15(2) sets out the defence for a person charged with an offence under this section. Section 15(3) sets out that prosecution for an offence under this section may only be brought in England and Wales with consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and may only be brought in Northern Ireland with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland. Section 15(4) sets out the penalties which may be imposed where a person is found guilty of an offence.
	Section 15 was amended to aid interpretation and confirm what is meant for the purposes of this Act by the term "devolved authority".