Section 111: Disclosure of examination papers

111. Disclosure of examination papers (1) Any person who, before the holding of any examination— (a) discloses or communicates to an unauthorised person; C58 – 17 [Issue 4] Criminal Code (Supplementary) Act (b) allows an unauthorised person to take cognisance of, the contents of any paper set for that examination shall commit an offence. (2) Any unauthorised person who is found in possession of any examination paper before the holding of the examination shall commit an offence. (3) Any person who commits an offence under this section shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years. (4) In this section, “examination” means an examination conducted by or under the responsibility of a Ministry, a Government Department or the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate. [S. 111 amended by Act 10 of 1985; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]