Part 1: Espionage, sabotage and persons acting for foreign powers Powers of search etc. Schedule 3: Disclosure orders Part 1 – England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Paragraph 1 sets out that Part 1 of the Schedule applies in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland and defines relevant terminology, including making clear that an appropriate officer is either a constable or an NCA officer.
	Paragraph 2 sets out the process for applying for a disclosure order. An appropriate officer may apply to a judge for a disclosure order. Paragraph 2 provides the conditions which must be met for the disclosure order to be granted and outlines how an appropriate officer can obtain relevant information from a person when a disclosure order has been granted. As per subsection (10), an application must be made by either a senior officer or an appropriate officer authorised to do so by a senior officer.
	Paragraph 3 provides supplementary detail about types of information that can be obtained under a disclosure order, including that an order cannot require a person to answer questions or provide material which is subject to legal privilege. However, a lawyer may be required to provide the name and address of a client. A disclosure order takes effect despite any other restrictions imposed on disclosure. Paragraph 3 also sets out the power of an appropriate officer to take and retain copies of documents obtained through a disclosure order.
	Paragraph 4 provides that an application for a disclosure order can be made without notice to a judge in chambers.
	Paragraph 5 provides that an application may be made to the court to discharge or vary a disclosure order. Subparagraph (1) sets out that this can be made either by the applicant for the order or any person affected by the order. If the applicant was a police officer, a different police officer may so apply. If the applicant was an NCA officer, a different NCA officer may make the application. Both must be a senior officer or authorised to make the application by a senior officer.
	Paragraph 6 sets out that rules of court can make provision as to the practice and procedure of proceedings relating disclosure orders.
	Paragraph 7 concerns the offences and penalties linked to disclosure orders. These include non-compliance with a requirement under a disclosure order without reasonable excuse, and providing false or misleading information under a requirement imposed by a disclosure order. The maximum penalty for this offence on summary conviction in England Wales is imprisonment for a term not exceeding the maximum term for summary offences or a fine (or both). In Northern Ireland, on summary conviction the maximum term is imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both).
	Paragraph 8 provides that, where a person makes a statement as a result of a disclosure order, such a statement cannot be used in evidence against that person in criminal proceedings except for proceedings concerning the offences listed at sub-paragraph (2).
	Paragraph 9 defines terminology relevant to Part 1 of the Schedule, including the meaning of "senior officer".