(1) Except for any of the purposes of this Act or for the purpose of any civil or criminal proceedings under any written law, no member, officer or servant of the Perbadanan, or any person invited to attend any meeting of the Perbadanan or any committee shall disclose any information which has been obtained by him in the course of his duties and which is not published in pursuance of this Act.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kewajipan untuk mengekalkan kerahsiaan
(1) Kecuali bagi maksud Akta ini atau bagi maksud apa-apa prosiding sivil atau jenayah di bawah mana-mana undang-undang bertulis, tiada anggota, pegawai atau pekhidmat Perbadanan, atau mana-mana orang yang diundang untuk menghadiri mana-mana mesyuarat Perbadanan atau jawatankuasa boleh menzahirkan apa-apa maklumat yang telah diperolehnya semasa melaksanakan kewajipannya dan yang tidak disiarkan menurut Akta ini.
(2) Mana-mana orang yang melanggar subseksyen (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi sepuluh ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi enam bulan atau kedua-duanya.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
