Restrictive Practices (Amendment) Act, 1987
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Prohibition of disclosure information. |
36.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall disclose information available to him by virtue of the functions conferred on him by the Consumer Information Act, 1978 , the Act of 1980, or any of the enactments or Regulations specified in the First Schedule to this Act. | |
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to— | ||
(a) a communication made by the Director or an authorized officer in the execution of his functions under the Consumer Information Act, 1978 , the Act of 1980, or any of the enactments or Regulations specified in the First Schedule to this Act, or | ||
(b) the disclosure of information for the purposes of legal proceedings. | ||
(3) If any person contravenes subsection (1) he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding £800. |