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Public Examinations Act (No. 25 of 1968) - Sect 7

Divulging of information relating to, or making fraudulent alteration in, answer scripts or mark registers

7.
(1) If any examiner appointed for a public examination or a person entrusted with the filling up of mark registers relating to such examination, fraudulently or dishonestly, divulges any information relating to the answer scripts or mark registers to any other person who is not a person to whom he is authorized to divulge such information, he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
(2) If any person who is entrusted with the duty of collecting answer scripts at any public examination, fraudulently or dishonestly, makes any erasures, interpolations, or any other alterations in any such answer script, he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
(3) If any person who is entrusted with the duty of preparing, tabulating or checking the mark registers of candidates at any public examination, fraudulently or dishonestly, makes any erasures, interpolations or any other alterations in any such mark register, he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
(4) If any person, who is conducting or supervising any public examination on behalf of the Commissioner or who is an invigilator at such examination, fraudulently or dishonestly, aids or assists, directly or indirectly, any candidate to answer a question paper at such examination, he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.


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