Section 32
Publication of information to unauthorised person
of National Retirement Scheme Act
(1)
Any person employed by the Board who, without lawful authority, publishes or communicates to any person, otherwise than in the ordinary course of his duty or employment, any information acquired by him in the course of his duty or employment is guilty of an offence and liable on
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conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both.
(2)
The Board may, on an application by a prospective employer who is considering whether or not to employ any person as an employee, give to the prospective employer the following particulars of that person —
(a)
the name of his employer or, if he has been in the employment of more than one employer, the name of all his employers during the past 3 years; and
(b)
the period for which contributions were paid into the Scheme for that person by each of his employers.
(3)
A prospective employer who wishes to obtain any of the particulars referred to in subsection (2) shall apply to the Board in such form and manner as the Board may determine and on payment of the prescribed fee.
(4)
The Board may require an applicant under subsection (3) to furnish proof that he is considering whether to employ the person in respect of whom the application is made.
(5)
No refund shall be made of any fee paid under subsection (3).