Section 155: Confidentiality

155. Confidentiality (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), every specified person shall maintain the confidentiality of any data in the central electronic monitoring system, data relating to gambling activities, lottery games, gaming machines and VLTs, any return, assessment, document or other matter relating to duties and taxes that comes to his knowledge or possession in the performance of his duties and functions under this Act. (2) Except for the purpose of administering this Act, any other Revenue Law, the Prevention of Corruption Act, or where so authorised to do so by the Minister, no specified person shall communicate to any other person any matter relating to this Act. (3) Nothing in this section shall, with the written consent of a totalisator operator or a bookmaker, prevent the disclosure to any other person of the gross amount of bets placed with him weekly in respect of each event or contingency. (4) Any specified person who, without lawful excuse, contravenes this section shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 5,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years. (5) For the purpose of this section— “specified person” means the Authority, the Board or any member, the Chief Executive or an employee, the Director-General or any officer of the Mauritius Revenue Authority. [S. 155 amended by s. 9 (o) of Act 20 of 2009 w.e.f. 1 January 2011.]