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Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.
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26.—(1) Except in the circumstances specified in subsection (2), a person shall not disclose confidential information obtained while per forming functions as—
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(a) a member of the Board or a committee of the Board,
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(b) the chief executive officer or any other employee of the Executive,
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(c) a person engaged by the Executive as an adviser, or
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(d) an employee of a person referred to in paragraph (c).
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(2) A person does not contravene subsection (1) by disclosing confidential information if—
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(a) the Executive authorises its disclosure,
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(b) the disclosure is made to the Board,
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(c) the disclosure is made to the Minister by or on behalf of the Executive or in compliance with a requirement of this Act, or
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(d) the disclosure is otherwise required by law.
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(3) In this section “confidential information” means—
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(a) information that is expressed by the Executive to be confidential either as regards particular information or as regards information of a particular class or description, and
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(b) proposals of a commercial nature or tenders submitted to the Executive by any person.
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