Section 12
Disclosure of information
of Record Keeping (Business) Act
(1)
No person shall disclose any particulars or information obtained under sections 7 and 9 without the prior consent in writing of the person having the control, management or superintendence of the business.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Competent Authority may disclose particulars or information obtained under sections 7 and 9 for the following purposes —
(a)
the collection and preparation of statistics;
(b)
prosecution under this Act or any other written law;
(c)
exchange of information under any arrangements made between the Government and the government of any country or territory outside Brunei Darussalam; or
(d)
such other purposes as may be prescribed.
(3)
The Competent Authority may, in respect of any particulars or information disclosed under subsection (2) to any person, impose conditions as to the use of such particulars or information by notice in writing to that person.
(4)
If any person discloses any records or any particulars or information contrary to this section, or fails to comply with any conditions imposed on him under subsection (3), he is guilty of an offence.