Section 55
( 1) A person is guilty of an offence if -
fa} he knows or has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the police is acting, or is proposing to act, in connection with an investigation which is being, or is about to be, conducted under or for the purposes of this Order or any regulations made thereunder; and
(b)
he discloses to any other person information or any other matter which is likely to prejudice that investigation or proposed investigation.
(2)
A person is guilty of an offence if-
(aj he knows or has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a disclosure has been made to the police concerning an offence which is being committed or is about to be committed under this Order; and
{b) he discloses to any other person information or any other matter which is likely to prejudice any investigation which might be conducted following the disclosure.
(3)
Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) makes it an offence for a person to disclose information or any other matter to an advocate and solicitor for the purposes of legal advice or for an advocate and solicitor to disclose any information or other matter -
(a} to, or to a representative of, a client of his connection with the giving by him of legal advice to that client; or
(b/ to any person-
(i)
in contemplation of, or in connection with, legal proceedings;
and
(ii)
for the purpose of those proceedings.
(4)
Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to any information or other matter which is disclosed with a view to furthering any criminal purpose.
(5)
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, a fine or both.
(6)
The Commissioner of Police or any other person designated by the
Minister under section 59 shall not be guilty of an offence under this section in respect of anything done by him in the course of acting in connection with the enforcement or intended enforcement, of any provision of this Order or of any other written law relating to any offence to which this Order applies.
Extra-territoriality.