(1) If access has been given to a document and—(a) the access was required or permitted to be given under this Act; or(b) the access was authorised by a decision-maker in the genuine belief that the access was required or permitted to be given under this Act;neither the person authorising the access nor any other person concerned in the giving of the access commits a criminal offence merely because of authorising or giving of the access.
(2) In this section—
"document" includes a chapter 3 document.