Witness Protection Act 2009 · Updated to 1 Sep 2019 · Part III · Rights, Obligations, Non-Disclosure and Termination
15. Non-disclosure of original identity of participant
Feedback & supportNotwithstanding any written law to the contrary, where a participant who has been provided with a new identity under the
participant
“participant’ means a witness who has been included in the Programme;
Programme is required by or under a law to disclose his original identity for a particular purpose, he shall not disclose his original identity for that purpose unless the Director General has given the participant a written order to do so.
Programme
“Programme” means the Witness Protection Programme established under this Act;
Where a participant has not been given an order under subsection (1) to disclose his original identity, it shall be lawful for the participant, in any proceedings or for any purpose, under any law, to claim that his new identity is his only identity.
For the purpose of this section, “participant” includes a person who was provided with a new identity under the Programme and is no longer a participant.
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witness
“witness” means— (a) a person who has given or who has agreed to give evidence on behalf of the Government in a criminal proceeding; (b) a person who has given or who has agreed to give evidence, otherwise than as mentioned in paragraph (a), in relation to the commission or possible commission of an offence; (c) a person who has provided any information, a statement or assistance to a public officer or an officer of a public authority in relation to an offence; (d) a person who, for any other reason, may require protection or assistance under the Programme; or (e) a person who, because of his relationship to or association with any of the persons referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d), may require protection or assistance under the Programme. Witness Protection 7
Termination of protection and assistance