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May 23, 2004
29 Unauthorised disclosure of information
(1) A person is guilty of an offence if, without lawful authority, he discloses
information which is or has become available to him by reason of his holding
an office or employment the duties of which relate, in whole or in part, to.
(a) the establishment or maintenance of the Register; or
(b) the issue, modification, cancellation or surrender of ID cards.
(2) For the purposes of this section a disclosure is made with lawful authority if,
and only if.
(a) it is authorised by or under this Act or any other enactment;
(b) it is made in pursuance of an order or direction of a court or of a
tribunal established by or under any enactment;
(c) it is made in pursuance of a Community obligation; or
(d) it is made for the purpose of performing the duties of an office or
employment of the sort mentioned in subsection (1).
(3) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to show
that, at the time of the alleged offence, he believed, on reasonable grounds, that
he had lawful authority to make the disclosure in question.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable, on conviction
on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine,
or to both.
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