Section 79
Preservation of secrecy
Except for the purpose of the performance of his duties or the exercise of his functions under this Act or when lawfully required to do so by any court or under the provisions of any written law, no person shall disclose any information or matter which has been obtained by him in the performance of his duties or the exercise of his functions under this Act.
(2)
No person who has any information or matter which to his knowledge has been disclosed in contravention of subsection (1)
shall disclose that information or matter to any other person.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding three million ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.