Irish Medicines Board Act 1995
Disclosure of information.
23.—(1) A person shall not, without the consent of the Board, disclose any information obtained by him or her while performing (or as a result of having performed) duties as a member, or member of the staff of, or an adviser or consultant to, the Board.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,500.
(3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the disclosure of information in a report made to the Board or by or on behalf of the Board to the Minister.
Annotations:
Modifications (not altering text):
C11
Person holding record under section excluded from requirement to refuse an FOI request (14.10.2014) by Freedom of Information Act 2014 (30/2014), s. 32 and sch. 3 part 1, commenced as per s. 1(2).
Enactments relating to non-disclosure of records
41. (1) A head shall refuse to grant an FOI request if—
(a) the disclosure of the record concerned is prohibited by law of the European Union or any enactment (other than a provision specified in column (3) of Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 3 of an enactment specified in that Schedule), or
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SCHEDULE 3
Enactments Excluded from Application of Section 41
Part 1
Statutes
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No. 29 of 1995 Irish Medicines Board Act 1995, section 23.
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Editorial Notes:
E31
A fine of £1,500 converted (1.01.1999) to €1,904.61. This translates into a class B fine, not greater than €4,000, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 5(2) and table ref. no. 2, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.
E32
Previous affecting provision: person holding record under section excluded from requirement to refuse an FOI request (21.04.1998) by Freedom of Information Act 1997 (13/1997), s. 41(1)(a) and sch. 3 part 1, commenced on enactment.