National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (Incorporation) Act 1971 · s 17

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s 17

(1)

All members of the Council, officers and employees of the Institute shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code applicable.

(2)

Except for the purpose of this Act or of any criminal proceedings under this Act, no member of the Council, officer or employee of the Institute shall disclose any information with respect to any individual business which has been obtained by him in the course of his duties and which is not published in pursuance of this Act; and a person contravening the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.