17. Provision of information by Housing and Development Board
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Any registration officer duly authorised by the Commissioner may, if the registration officer considers it necessary for administering or enforcing any requirement under this Act relating to the registration of any person or to the reporting of any change of residence, by written notice require the Board to disclose any secret or confidential document or information which is in the possession or control of the Board.
registration officer
“registration officer”, in relation to any provision of this Act, means —(a)the Commissioner;(b)the Deputy Commissioner of National Registration;(c)an Assistant Commissioner of National Registration; or(d)a person appointed as a registration officer under section 3(4) for the purposes of that provision.
The Board must disclose the document or information required by a registration officer under subsection (1) despite any obligation as to secrecy or confidentiality imposed by any law.
document
“document” means anything in which information of any description is recorded, whether in electronic or other form;
Any registration officer to whom any document or information has been disclosed under subsection (2) must not disclose that document or information to any other person except —
to another law enforcement officer for the performance of his or her official duties in administering or facilitating the administration of any written law, provided the Board consents to the disclosure; or
for the purpose of criminal proceedings.
Any registration officer who contravenes subsection (3), or any law enforcement officer who discloses any document or information obtained under that subsection to any other person other than for the purpose specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
In this section, unless the context otherwise requires —
“Board” means the Housing and Development Board established under section 3 of the Housing and Development Act 1959;
“disclose”, in relation to any document or information, includes allowing access to the document or information;
“law enforcement officer” means —
any police officer;
police officer
“police officer” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Police Force Act 2004;
any immigration officer; or
immigration officer
“immigration officer” means an immigration officer appointed under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1959;
any registration officer.[13A