Prevention of Money Laundering Act (Cap. 373), article 24

24. (1) The Commissioner of Police shall detail a police officer not below the rank of Inspector to act as a liaison officer to liaise with the Unit. (2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other law the police liaison officer detailed as aforesaid shall be bound to keep secret and confidential any information that may come to his knowledge as a result of his duties as a liaison officer with the Unit and shall not disclose such information to any person other than a member of the Unit or any of its staff in the course of the exercise of his functions as a liaison officer with the Unit. Provided that where the Unit has submitted a report to the Police in accordance with the provisions of this Act the Unit may, without prejudice to the provisions of article 31(4), authorise the police liaison officer to disclose to the Police, or to any other competent authority identified by the Unit as having an interest in the investigation of the report, any information relevant to the said report that may have come or may come to the knowledge of the police liaison officer in the course of his assignment with the Unit. (3) The police liaison officer shall, subject to complying with any internal requirements of the police force, make available to the Unit or to any member of its staff any information at the disposal of the police or which is part of police records to the extent that such information is relevant to the exercise of the functions of the Unit. (4) The police liaison officer shall assist the Unit in the analysis and processing of reports received by the Unit under article 16(1)(a) and of information and intelligence data collected by the Unit in the exercise of its functions and shall advise the Unit on investigative techniques and on all law enforcement issues. Legal and judicial representation of the Unit. Added by: XXXI. 2001.4.