s 35B Preservation of secrecy
35B.—(1) No information or document provided for the purposes of this Act or any regulations made under this Act is to be disclosed, except —(a) with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained; (b) to the extent that the information or document is already in the public domain; (c) in connection with the administration or enforcement of this Act or any regulations made under this Act; (d) to the Minister, or any public officer assisting the Minister and duly authorised by the Minister for the purposes of this subsection, as may be necessary for the performance of the Minister’s official duties in connection with —(i) this Act; or (ii) the advancement or development of tourism and the regulation of tourism enterprises; (e) for the purposes of any legal proceedings (including criminal proceedings) arising out of this Act or any regulations made under this Act or of any report of such proceedings; or (f) under and in accordance with any other written law. (2) Any Board member, officer or employee or any person employed or engaged in the administration or enforcement of this Act or any regulations made under this Act, who discloses to any other person any information or document provided for the purposes of this Act or any regulations made under this Act in contravention of subsection (1), shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. (3) If —(a) any person (X) has possession of any information or document which to the person’s knowledge has been disclosed in contravention of this section; and (b) X discloses that information or document to any other person, then X shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. [Act 28 of 2022 wef 01/01/2023]