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Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968
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50Restriction on disclosure of information
(1)If any person who, in compliance with any of the provisions of this Act or with a warrant issued thereunder, is admitted to any land or premises makes use of or discloses to any person any information obtained by him there with regard to any manufacturing process or trade secret, he shall, unless such use or disclosure was made in the performance of his duty, be guilty of an offence under this section.
(2)If any person discloses any information which has been furnished to him under this Act, he shall be guilty of an offence under this section, unless the disclosure is made—
(a)with the consent of the person by whom the information was furnished; or
(b)in connection with the execution of this Act; or
(c)for the purposes of any proceedings arising out of this Act, or of any criminal proceedings whether so arising or not, or for the purpose of any report of any such proceedings.
(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £100 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
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