Malaysia legislation

Section 50

of *ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT 1974

Section 50

Secrecy

Any person who discloses any information obtained by him in connection with the administration or execution of this Act or the regulations made thereunder in relation to any manufacturing process or trade secret used in carrying on any particular trade, industry or process shall, unless the disclosure was made for the purposes of this

Act or of any criminal proceedings under this Act or with the consent of the person carrying on that trade, industry or process, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both.