National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006
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Prohibition on disclosure of information. |
23.— (1) Save as otherwise provided by law, a person shall not, without the consent of the relevant body, disclose any confidential information obtained by him or her while performing, or as a result of having performed, duties as— | |
(a) a member of a body, | ||
(b) a member of the staff of the Office (including the Chief Officer and Director), | ||
(c) a member of a committee, | ||
(d) an adviser or consultant to a body. | ||
(2) In subsection (1) “confidential information” includes— | ||
(a) information that is expressed by the Office or the Taoiseach to be confidential either as regards particular information or as regards information of a particular class or description, | ||
(b) commercial information in relation to consultants or advisers or any other person. | ||
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €5,000. | ||
(4) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent disclosure of information in a report made to a body or on behalf of a body to the Taoiseach. | ||
(5) The Third Schedule to the Freedom of Information Act 1997 is amended by inserting in Part 1 at the end thereof: | ||
(a) in column (2) of “National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006”, and | ||
(b) in column (3) of “ Section 23 ”. |