Prevention of Money Laundering Act (Cap. 373)

Prevention of Money Laundering Act (Cap. 373), article 33

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33. Any official or employee of the Unit who, in any circumstances other than those provided for in the proviso to article 24(2), discloses to the person concerned or to a third party that an analysis is being carried out by the Unit, or that information has been transmitted to the Unit by a subject person, or that the Unit has transmitted information to the police for investigation, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine (multa) not exceeding one hundred and sixteen thousand and four hundred and s i x t y - e i g h t e u r o a n d s i x t y - s e v e n c e n t s ( 11 6 , 4 6 8 . 6 7 ) o r t o imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both such fine and imprisonment. Confidentiality and permissible disclosure of information. Added by: XXXI. 2001.4. Amended by: VI. 2005.5. XXVIII. 2017.20; I.2020.16 XLIII.2021.10.

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