34.This section protects information obtained under or in connection with anything done under the Act or the Additional Protocol if it relates to a particular business or other activity. Subject to certain exceptions set out in paragraphs (a) to (f) of subsection (2) and in subsection (4), it will be an offence to disclose any such information. The persons to whom this section applies include civil servants who obtain information in the course of carrying out functions under the Act or the Additional Protocol.
Commentary on Sections Section 6: Restriction on disclosure