Section 22: Privileged information and documents

22. Privileged information and documents.___ (1) Any information or document obtained pursuant to this Ordinance or the Convention shall be privileged. (2) Information and documents shall not be privileged to the extent that these are required to be disclosed or communicated for the purposes of an emergency involving public safety. (3) No person in possession of privileged information or document shall knowingly, without the written consent of the person from whom they were obtained communicate them or allow them to be communicated to any person, or allow any person to have access thereto, except- (a) for the purpose of the enforcement of this Ordinance or of giving effect to the Convention; or (b) pursuant to an obligation of the Federal Government under the Convention. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law no person shall be required in connection with any legal proceedings, to produce any statement or other record containing any privileged information or document, or to give evidence relating to them, unless the proceedings relate to the enforcement of this Ordinance. (5) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (3) shall be guilty of an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.

Effective date: 2000-01-01

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