Industrial Development Act 1986
Disclosure of information.
[1969, s. 29. New in pt.]
43.—(1) Subject to subsection (3), a person shall not disclose any information obtained by him—
(a) while performing duties as a member of the Authority or of any board or committee of the Authority or as a member of the staff of, or adviser or consultant to, the Authority, or
(b) as a member of or of the staff of any body consulted in pursuance of any provision of this Act, while performing duties relating to any such consultation.
(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 £800.
(3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent—
(a) disclosure of information in a report made to the Authority or (on behalf of the Authority) to the Minister,
(b) disclosure of information by the Authority or by a member of the Authority or of any board or committee of the Authority for the purpose of a scheme of research or development or a scheme of acquisition of product or process technology.
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
C32
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. 41(1)(a) and sch. 3 part 1, commenced on enactment. This section is listed in sch. 3 part 1.
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 I
Statutes
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No. 9 of 1986 |
Industrial Development Act 1986 |
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Editorial Notes:
E33
£800 converts to approximately €1,016 in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 of 3 May 1998 and Council Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 of 31 December 1998 on the conversion rates between the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the euro. This translates into a Class C fine not exceeding €2,500 in accordance with Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 6, commenced (4.01.2011) by S.I. No. 662 of 2010.
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Previous affecting provision: application of section not restricted (21.04.1998) by Freedom of Information Act 1997 (13/1997), s. 32(1)(a) and sch. 3 part 1, commenced as per s. 1(2); repealed (14.10.2014) by Freedom of Information Act 2014 (30/2014), s. 5 and sch. 4, commenced as per s. 1(2).