Singapore legislation
Section 9
Section 9
Secrecy of information obtained from books
(1)
No information obtained from any books which have been produced under section 5 shall, without the previous consent in writing of the person who had custody or control of the books, be published or disclosed, except to the Authority and its officers and employees, unless the publication or disclosure is required —
with a view to the institution of, or otherwise for the purposes of, any criminal proceedings pursuant to, or arising out of this Act or any other written law; or
for the purpose of proceedings under section 5.
(2)
A person who publishes any information in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.