(1) In this section:
former official means a person who was, at any time, a person to whom the NCA (Territory Provisions) Act, section 29 (Secrecy) applied.
(2) Section 46 (2), (3) and (4) (Secrecy) extend to a former official (whether or not the official is or has been a person to whom section 47 (Delegation by CEO) applies) as if—
(a) references in section 46 to this Act or to a corresponding Act of another State included references to the NCA (Territory Provisions) Act or to a corresponding Act of a State; and
(b) the reference in section 46 (4) (b) to an investigation carried out by the ACC included a reference to an investigation carried out by the National Crime Authority before 1 January 2003.