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| (1) Every officer or servant of the Authority shall, before, on or after entering upon his duties under this Act, sign a declaration pledging himself to observe strict secrecy respecting all transactions of the Authority or the General Manager and all matters relating to such trans actions, and shall, by such declaration, pledge himself not to reveal any matter which may come to his knowledge in the discharge of his duties except
| | (a) when required to do so by the General Manager; or | | |
| | (b) in the performance of his duties ; or | | |
| | (c) in order to comply with the provisions of this Act or any other law. | | |
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| (2) Every officer or servant of the Authority shall decline to answer any question concerning the business of the Authority if he cannot answer the question without infringing his pledge of secrecy under subsection (1). |
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| (3) Every officer or servant who fails or refuses to sign the declaration, or to observe the pledge, referred to in subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction after summary inquiry before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment. |
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