Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act, 1997
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Disclosure of confidential information. |
40.—(1) A person shall not disclose confidential information obtained while performing duties as the Chairperson, as an ordinary member of the Council, as an ordinary director of the Executive Board, as an employee of the Authority, as a person whose services are provided to the Authority under section 37 or as a consultant or adviser engaged by the Authority under section 36 unless the Chairperson, ordinary member, ordinary director, employee or other person, as the case may be, is duly authorised to do so. | |
(2) In this section— | ||
(a) “confidential information” includes— | ||
(i) information that is expressed by the Authority to be confidential either as regards particular information or as regards information of a particular class or description, | ||
(ii) commercial information in relation to contractors, consultants, providers of finance or any other person, | ||
(iii) proposals of a commercial nature or tenders submitted to the Authority by contractors, consultants or any other person, | ||
(b) “duly authorised” means— | ||
(i) as respects an ordinary member of the Council, authorised in writing by the Council or by some person authorised in that behalf by the Council, | ||
(ii) as respects any other person referred to in subsection (1), authorised in writing by the Executive Board or by some person authorised in that behalf by the Executive Board. | ||
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence. |