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Disclosure of information. 
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21.—(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person shall not, without the consent of the Council, disclose any information obtained by him or her while performing, or as a result of having performed, duties as— 
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(a) a member of the Council, 
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(b) a member of a committee, 
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(c) a member of the Council's staff, 
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(d) a consultant or adviser to the Council, or 
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(e) an employee of a person referred to in paragraph (d) in relation to services provided by that person to the Council. 
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(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the disclosure of information to the Council or on the Council's behalf to the Minister. 
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(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,500. 
 
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