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Prohibition of unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.
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17.— (1) A person shall not, unless authorised by the Authority or, as appropriate, a subsidiary or required by law, disclose confidential information obtained by him or her in his or her capacity, or while performing duties, as any of the following:
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(a) a member of the Authority or a committee;
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(b) a director of a subsidiary;
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(c) a member of the staff of the Authority or a subsidiary;
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(d) a consultant or adviser engaged by the Authority or a subsidiary, or an employee of such a consultant or adviser; or
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(e) a person engaged by the Authority or a subsidiary in any other capacity.
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(2) Where the Minister is satisfied that a member of the Authority or a committee or a director of a subsidiary has contravened subsection (1), he or she may, if he or she thinks fit, remove that member or director from office and, where a person is removed from office pursuant to this subsection, he or she shall thenceforth be disqualified for being a member of the Authority or a committee or a director of a subsidiary.
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(3) Where a person mentioned in paragraph (c), (d) or (e) of subsection (1) contravenes that subsection, the Authority or, as appropriate, the subsidiary concerned shall decide the appropriate action to be taken in relation to the person, including the termination of a contract of service or a contract for services with the person.
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(4) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the disclosure of information to the Authority or, as appropriate, a subsidiary or by or on behalf of the Authority to the Minister.
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(5) In this section “confidential information” includes—
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(a) information that is expressed by the Authority or a subsidiary to be confidential either as regards particular information or as regards information of a particular class or description, and
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(b) information relating to proposals of a commercial nature or to tenders submitted to the Authority or a subsidiary by a contractor, a consultant or any other person.
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