Protected Disclosures Act, 2000 (Act No. 26 of 2000)9B. Disclosure of false information |
| (a) | knowing that information to be false or who ought reasonably to have known that the information is false; and |
| (b) | with the intention to cause harm to the affected party and where the affected party has suffered harm as a result of such disclosure, |
is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both a fine and such imprisonment.
| (2) |
| (a) | The institution of a prosecution for an offence referred to in subsection (1) must be authorised in writing by the Director of Public Prosecutions. |
| (b) | The Director of Public Prosecutions concerned may delegate his or her power to decide whether a prosecution in terms of this section should be instituted or not. |
[Section 9B inserted by section 10 of Notice No. 768, GG 41016, dated 2 August 2017]