Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013 (Act No. 7 of 2013)

Chapter 4 : Identification and Protection of Victims of Trafficking

23. Unauthorised access to and disclosure of information

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Any person who—

(a) allows any unauthorised person to gain access to a victim of trafficking or suspected victim of trafficking or to a child in the care of that victim or suspected victim; or
(b)except for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act or required by a competent court to do so, discloses—
(i)the identity of a victim of trafficking or suspected victim of trafficking or the identity of a child in the care of that victim of trafficking or suspected victim of trafficking;
(ii)the place where a victim of trafficking or suspected victim of trafficking or child in the care of that victim or suspected victim is accommodated or treated;
(iii)any information which could lead to the identification of a victim of trafficking or suspected victim of trafficking or child in the care of that victim or suspected victim or the place where the victim of trafficking or suspected victim of trafficking or child is accommodated or treated; or
(iv)any information which undermines or compromises or could undermine or compromise the investigation or prosecution of a case of trafficking,

is guilty of an offence .