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(6) .Any terrn of any settlen1ent arising fron1 a c!ahn under this
section, ins0far as it purports to !inprose an ohligatlon of
confidentiality on nny pa1iy to the scttfe;nent in respec1 of
1nfonn0tion \\h1ch ;s iH.:curatt' and\\ hich \\<IS or 1\HS proposed tv be
d1sci<Jsed. shaH be 11ncnforceablc.
(7) ln any proceedini;s for an offence t\)r conttTJ\·ention of any
statutory prohibition or restriction on the disclosure of infGn11ation,
it shall be a defence to shO\\ thut-~
(a) in tiH:; circun1stances, the disclosuri:: \Vas in the public
;n1er1;;csL and
(h) 1vhcrc the oi11-.:ncv ;s al!cged to have. been con1n11ttcd b) a
public otlicer or (!overnrnent c(;ntractor and involves the
disclosure of inf()rn1ation obtained by the person in his position
as such, the defendant
befOre making the disclosure,
cornplic.d \Vith the provisions of subse1,:tion (3 ).
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51. ,\n; pcr;;,.in 1\hu 1vil!l\.dly conceals, destroys. 1nuti
falsifies or oth\"r\.\ise alters u Jncun1ent or record contahdng
1nfonnat1un
requested V\:
intent to prevent
disclosure of th~~ infonnnt
con1n1its an offence and sha!L on
con\·iction be 1iabk: to a fine of three in!!!ion
(K3,00Q,000)
and in1prisornnen1 fhr a 1enn not C?,ce-eding three years
52. /\!l) p::rsun \vho pro\ides frilst~ infl>rnirrtion niaHcious!y
intended to n1_p1re anothtT pcrso11 convnits an offt'nce and is Habk:.
on \'.l1nviction, to a fine of fi\·to hundred thousand K\.vacha
(K500J)0(J) and t.o 1n1prisunnH:nt fur a tern1 not exceeding. t\vo
years.
53. \\.'here an 1nfor1nation holder \vrongfuHy denies to disclose
infor1nation e-ither through negligence, recklessness 0r othcnv!se
under this /\ct. \Vhether i1 is in response to a specific request for
infonnatil.in ur disc!us11re of inforn1ation under Part l\/_ the off1cc1·
or institution responsible shaH be liable to a fine of three n1iHiun
K\-vacha (!<.J.000,000).
54. ;\ny person \\ho, ha\,1ng been granted access to inforn1ation
under !his /\ct, use~~ thnt infonnation.--{a) for unla\vfu! purposes:
(h) fi.>r rensons other than those t(.ir v,h\ch il request for
1nl(.irn1a!1('1l Vias n1adc, '01ith<iut the nuthorit)' nf an inlOrrnation
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