Singapore legislation
Section 16
Section 16
Secrecy
(1)
No director, officer, employee or agent of the Bank shall disclose to any person any information relating to the affairs of the Bank or of any person or customer of the Bank which he has acquired in the performance of his duties or the exercise of his functions:Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit any power conferred upon the Supreme Court or a Judge thereof by the Evidence Act [Cap. 97] or to prohibit obedience to an order made under that Act or any such law.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both. [15