Singapore legislation
Clause 66
Clause 66
Protection of confidential information
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), no person who is or has been involved in the administration and enforcement of this Act shall disclose any information relating to any health product that he knows or ought reasonably to know to be confidential information.
(2)
Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent any person from disclosing any information within his knowledge concerning any health product where such disclosure is made —
with the permission of the person from whom the information was obtained;
for the purpose of the administration and enforcement of this Act;
for the purpose of assisting any public officer or officer of any other statutory board in the investigation or prosecution of any offence under any written law;
for such other prescribed purpose; or
in compliance with the requirement of any court or the provisions of any written law.
(3)
For the purpose of this section, the reference to a person disclosing or making use of any information includes his permitting any other person to have any access to any record, document or other thing which is in his possession or under his control by virtue of his being or having been involved in the administration or enforcement of this Act.
(4)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.