Digital Hub Development Agency Act 2003
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Prohibition on unauthorised disclosure of confidential information. |
27.—(1) Save as otherwise provided by law, a person shall not, without the consent of the Agency, disclose confidential information obtained by him or her while performing, or as a result of having performed, duties as— | |
(a) the chairperson of the Agency, | ||
(b) the chief executive, | ||
(c) an ordinary member of the Agency, | ||
(d) a member of a committee, | ||
(e) a member of the staff of the Agency, or | ||
(f) a consultant or adviser or an employee of such person engaged by the Agency under section 35 , | ||
unless he or she is duly authorised to do so. | ||
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €3,000. | ||
(3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prohibit the disclosure of information by means of a report made— | ||
(a) to the Agency, or | ||
(b) by or on behalf of the Agency to the Minister. | ||
(4) In this section “confidential information” includes— | ||
(a) information that is expressed by the Agency to be confidential either as regards particular information or as regards information of a particular class or description, | ||
(b) commercial information in relation to contractors, consultants, providers of finance, or any other person, and | ||
(c) proposals of a commercial nature or tenders submitted to the Agency by contractors, consultants, or any other person. | ||
(5) The Third Schedule to the Freedom of Information Act 1997 is amended by the insertion in Part 1 at the end thereof: | ||
(a) in column (2) of “Digital Hub Development Agency Act 2003”, and | ||
(b) in column (3) of “ section 27 ”. |