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Section 43

Obligation of secrecy

of Competition Commission Act 2010

ActIn forceProvision 43 of 47
Section 43
(1)

Except for any of 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 Commission—

(a)

no member of the Commission or any of its committees or any employee or agent of the Commission or any person attending any meeting of the Commission or any of its committees, whether during or after his tenure of office or employment, shall disclose any information obtained by him in the course of his duties and which is not published in pursuance of the competition laws;

and

(b)

no other person who has by any means access to any information or documents relating to the affairs of the

Commission shall disclose such information or document.

(2)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one million ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

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