Section 21: Provision of information to investigatory or supervisory authorities
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21. Provision of information to investigatory or supervisory authorities
(1) Where it becomes aware of any information which—
(a) may be relevant to the functions of any of the supervisory authorities; and
(b) does not of itself justify a dissemination to any of the investigatory authorities under section 13,
FIU may, by itself or at the request of the supervisory authorities, subject to
subsection (4), pass on the information to the relevant supervisory authority.
(2) Where it becomes aware of any information which may be relevant to
an investigation or prosecution being conducted by one of the investigatory
authorities, FIU shall, subject to subsection (4), pass on the information to
that investigatory authority.
(3) Where it becomes aware of any information which may be relevant to
a possible corruption offence within the meaning of the Prevention of Corruption Act, FIU shall, subject to subsection (4), pass on the information to
the Commission.
(4) If any information falling within subsection (1), (2) or (3) was provided to FIU by a body outside Mauritius on terms of confidentiality, the information shall not be passed on as specified in those subsections without the
consent of the body by which it was provided.
[S. 21 amended by s. 3 (j) of Act 34 of 2003 w.e.f. 27 September 2003.]
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