Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Act 2015
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Prohibition on disclosure of confidential information | ||
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47. (1) A person shall not disclose confidential information obtained by him or her while performing functions as a member of, or as an adviser or consultant to, the Forum or as a member of staff of such an adviser or consultant, unless he or she is authorised to do so by the Forum. | ||
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class C fine. | ||
(3) Nothing in this section shall prevent the disclosure of information— | ||
(a) in a report made to the Forum, | ||
(b) by or on behalf of the Forum to the Minister or the Council, | ||
(c) by a member of the Forum to the Minister or the Council, or | ||
(d) by a person in the circumstances referred to in section 35 (2) of the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 . | ||
(4) In this section “confidential information” includes: | ||
(a) information that is expressed by the Forum to be confidential either as regards particular information or as regards information of a particular class or description; and | ||
(b) proposals of a commercial nature or tenders submitted to the Council by contractors, consultants or any other person. |