b)
which are relevant for the protection of sources
c)
of which the person should not gain knowledge in the interests of their health
d)
which concern the person's associates and of which the person should not gain
knowledge
e)
which concern technical installations, production methods, business analyses and
calculations, and business secrets otherwise, provided that these are such that
third parties could exploit them in a commercial context.
The clearance authority shall prepare an internal statement of reasons which specifies all
relevant circumstances.
Chapters IV and V of the Public Administration Act does not apply to clearance or
authorisation decisions.
Section 8-14.Disclosure in clearance cases
Once a clearance decision has been made, the person who has been assessed for clearance
is entitled to examine the case documents.
The person is not entitled to disclosure of all or parts of documents which contain
information as specified in section 8-13, second paragraph. Nor is the person entitled to
disclosure of documents prepared as part of the internal case preparations of the
clearance authority or the body of appeal. The exception in the second paragraph does not
apply to factual information or summaries or other processed forms of factual
information.
A person entitled to disclosure shall be provided with copies of the documents if he or she
so requests.
The King may issue regulations on disclosure in clearance cases.
Section 8-15.Despatch to a specifically appointed lawyer
A person who has received a statement of reasons pursuant to section 8-13, first
paragraph, from which information as specified in section 8-13, second paragraph, has
been omitted, or who has had a request for disclosure pursuant to section 8-14, second
paragraph, first sentence, refused is entitled to the assistance of a specifically appointed
lawyer.
The lawyer shall be granted access to factual case information and the parts of the
statement of reasons which are unknown to the person who has been assessed for
clearance, but not to documents prepared for the purposes of the internal preparation of
the case by the clearance authority or the body of appeal.
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