Record Keeping (Business) Act · 2022 Revised Edition
12. Disclosure of information
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
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.
business
“business” includes every form of trade, commerce, craftsmanship, calling, profession, vocation and any activity carried on for the purposes of gain;
Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Competent Authority may disclose particulars or information obtained under sections 7 and 9 for the following purposes —
Competent Authority
“Competent Authority” means the Competent Authority appointed under section 4;
the collection and preparation of statistics;
prosecution under this Act or any other written law;
exchange of information under any arrangements made between the Government and the government of any country or territory outside Brunei Darussalam; or
such other purposes as may be prescribed.
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.
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.
Terms defined in s 3
business
Defined · s 3“business” includes every form of trade, commerce, craftsmanship, calling, profession, vocation and any activity carried on for the purposes of gain;
Competent Authority
Defined · s 3“Competent Authority” means the Competent Authority appointed under section 4;