Maintenance Act, 1998 (Act No. 99 of 1998)

Chapter 6 : Offences and Penalties

37. Offences relating to disclosure

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Any person who, except for the purposes of performing his or her functions under this Act or when required to do so by any court or under any law, discloses to any other person any information acquired by that person in the performance of that person's functions under this Act shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.