Part 3 Other forms of assistance
National security
39 Production or disclosure prejudicial to national security
(1) Nothing in any of the provisions of this Part, or any corresponding provision of an Act of the Scottish Parliament, requires or authorises the production of documents, or the disclosure of information, which would be prejudicial to the security of the United Kingdom.
(2) For the purposes of any such provision a certificate signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State to the effect that it would be prejudicial to the security of the United Kingdom for specified documents to be produced, or for specified information to be disclosed, is conclusive evidence of that fact.
PART 3
OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE
National Security
Production or disclosure prejudicial to national security
43.—(1) Nothing in any of the provisions of this Part requires or authorises the production of documents, or the disclosure of information, which would be prejudicial to the security of the United Kingdom or of any overseas territory.
(2) For the purposes of any such provision a certificate signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of State to the effect that it would be prejudicial to the security of the United Kingdom, or of a specified overseas territory, for specified documents to be produced, or for specified information to be disclosed, is conclusive evidence of that fact.
4. Conformément à l'article 72, un État Partie ne peut rejeter, totalement ou partiellement, une demande d'assistance de la Cour que si cette demande a pour objet la production de documents ou la divulgation d'éléments de preuve qui touchent à sa sécurité nationale.