Section 16: Confidentiality
consolidated text (as at 2013, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
16. Confidentiality
(1) No member or officer shall, during or after his relationship with the
Office, use or disclose any matter which comes to his knowledge in the discharge of his functions, except for the purposes of administering this Act.
(2) Any person who, without lawful excuse, contravenes subsection (1)
shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 10,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12
months.