Section 53

Every person who has duties for or within the Financial Intelligence

Unit is required to keep confidential any information obtained within the scope of his duties, even after the cessation of those duties, except as otherwise provided 640

in this Order or as ordered by a court. Such persons may only use such information for the purposes provided for and in accordance with this Order.

{2)

Any current or past employee of the Financial Intelligence Unit or other person who has duties for or within the Financial Intelligence Unit who intentionally reveals information the confidentiality of which is required to be protected by subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.

Sharing of information with foreign oounterpart agencies.