Sustainable Energy Act, 2002
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Disclosure of information. |
19.—(1) Save as otherwise provided by law and subsection (3), a person shall not, without the consent of the Board, disclose confidential information obtained by him or her while performing (or as a result of having performed) duties as— | |
(a) a member of the Board, | ||
(b) Chief Executive, | ||
(c) a member of the staff of the Authority, | ||
(d) a member of a committee established pursuant to section 13 , | ||
(e) an adviser or consultant to the Authority or an employee of such person whilst performing duties relating to such advice or consultation. | ||
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of €2,000. | ||
(3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prohibit the disclosure of information by means of a report made— | ||
(a) to the Board, or | ||
(b) by or on behalf of the Board to the Minister. | ||
(4) In this section “confidential information” includes information that is expressed by the Board or a committee of the Board, as the case may be, to be confidential either as regards particular information or as regards information of a particular class or description. | ||
(5) The First Schedule to the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 is amended by the insertion in subparagraph (2) of paragraph 1 at the end thereof of the following: | ||
“Sustainable Energy Ireland — The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.”. |