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(b) wilfully fails to comply with any requirement properly made to him by any such authorized officer; or
(c) without reasonable excuse fails to give such authorized officer any other assistance or information which the authorized officer may reasonably require of him for the purpose of the performance of the officer's functions under this Ordinance, (Amended, L.N.65/86)
commits an offence.
(2) Subject to subsection (2A), any person who discloses to any other person- (Amended, 2 of 1987, s.3)
(a) any information with respect to any manufacturing process or trade secret obtained by him in premises which he has entered by virtue of this Ordinance; or
(b) any information obtained by him in pursuance of this Ordinance,
commits an offence unless the disclosure was made-
(i) in or for the purpose of the performance by him or any other person of functions under this Ordinance; or
(ii) in the case of paragraph (b) under the direction or order of a court.
(2A) A person does not commit an offence under subsection (2) by disclosing information under section 16C(1) or (2) or under an order of the High Court made under section 16C(3). (Added, 2 of 1987, s.3)
(3) Any person who, in giving any such information as is referred to in subsection (1)(c), makes any statement which he knows to be false commits an offence.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), nothing in this section shall be taken to-
(a) require a person to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate that person or the wife or husband of that person; or
(b) compel the production by a solicitor of a document containing a privileged communication made by or to him in that capacity or authorize the seizure of any such document in his possession.
(5) A person shall not be excused, by reason that to do so may incriminate that person or the wife or husband of that person of an offence under this Ordinance-
(a) from answering any question put to that person in any civil proceedings;
(b) from complying with any order made in any such proceedings,
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(b) wilfully fails to comply with any requirement properly
made to him by any such authorized officer; or
(c) without reasonable excuse fails to give such authorized officer any other assistance or information which the authorized officer may reasonably require of him for the purpose of the performance of the officer's functions under this Ordinance, (Amended, L.N. 65/86)
an
commits and offence.
(2) Subject to subsection (2A), any person who discloses to any other person- (Amended, 2 of 1987, s. 3)
(a) any information with respect to any manufacturing pro- cess or trade secret obtained by him in premises which he has entered by virtue of this Ordinance; or
(b) any information obtained by him in pursuance of this
Ordinance,
commits an offence unless the disclosure was made-
(i) in or for the purpose of the performance by him or any
other person of functions under this Ordinance; or
(ii) in the case of paragraph (b) under the direction or order
of a court.
(2A) A person does not commit an offence under subsec- tion (2) by disclosing information under section 16C(1) or (2) or under an order of the High Court made under section 16C(3). (Added, 2 of 1987, s. 3)
(3) Any person who, in giving any such information as is referred to in subsection (1)(c), makes any statement which he knows to be false commits an offence.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), nothing in this section shall be taken to-
(a) require a person to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate that person or the wife or husband of that person; or
(b) compel the production by a solicitor of a document con- taining a privileged communication made by or to him in that capacity or authorize the seizure of any such docu- ment in his possession.
(5) A person shall not be excused, by reason that to do so may incriminate that person or the wife or husband of that person of an offence under this Ordinance-
(a) from answering any question put to that person in any civil
proceedings;
(b) from complying with any order made in any such pro-
ceedings,
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