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Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.
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19.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not, unless duly authorised by the Board, disclose confidential information obtained by the person while carrying out, or as a result of carrying out, duties as—
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(a) a member of the Board,
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(b) a member of the staff (including the director general) of the Board,
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(c) a member of a committee, or
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(d) any other person engaged by the Board, a consultant or adviser to the Board or a committee, or an employee of such person.
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(2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit the disclosure of information by means of a report made—
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(a) to the Board, or
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(b) to the Minister, by or on behalf of the Board.
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(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
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(4) In this section “confidential information” includes—
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(a) information that is expressed by the Board or a committee, as the case may be, to be confidential either as regards particular information or as regards information of a particular class or description, and
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(b) proposals of a commercial nature or tenders submitted to the Board by contractors, consultants or any other person.
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