Harbours Act, 1996

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Prohibition on unauthorised disclosure of information.

33.—(1) A person shall not disclose confidential information obtained by him or her while performing duties as a director or member of staff of, or an advisor or consultant to, a company unless he or she is duly authorised to do so.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) In this section—

“confidential” means that which is expressed to be confidential either as regards particular information or as regards information of a particular class or description;

“duly authorised” means authorised by the company or by some person authorised in that behalf by the company.