Secrecy of information

(1) The Contractor-General and every person concerned with the administration of this Act shall regard as secret and confidential all documents, information and things disclosed to them in the execution of any of the provisions of this Act, except that no disclosureCAP. 101. (a) made by the Contractor-General or any person aforesaid in proceedings for an offence under 21 section 30 or under the appropriate provisions of the Criminal Code, (relating to perjury and obstruction of public justice) by virtue of section of section 18(2); or (b) which the thinks necessary to make in the discharge of his functions or for the purpose of executing any of the provisions of sections 20, 21 and 29, shall be deemed inconsistent with any duty imposed by this sub-section. (2) Neither the Contractor-General nor any such person aforesaid shall be called upon to give evidence in respect of, or produce, any document, information or thing, aforesaid in any proceedings other than proceedings mentioned in sub-section (1). (3) Nothing in this section shall prevent disclosure by any person of information furnished to him pursuant to section 20.