Section 18
Obligation of secrecy
of National Anti-Financial Crime Centre Act 2019
Except for the purposes of this Act or for the purposes of any civil or criminal proceedings under any written law or where otherwise authorized by the Director General—
(a)
no officer of the National Anti-Financial Crime Centre or members of the Advisory Board or Executive Committee, whether during or after his tenure of office or employment, shall disclose any information obtained by him in the course of his duties; and
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(b)
no other person who has, by any means, access to any information or document relating to the affairs of the
National Anti-Financial Crime Centre shall disclose such information or document.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to both.