Penal Code · English · 2015
Article 145
Breach of Confidence
A medical professional, attorney, clergyman, or any other person who has a duty to keep information secret because of one's profession or under any provision of law, who discloses a secret that has come to one's knowledge in the course of one's professional duties,
#is guilty of breach of confidence, a Class 9 serious offence, punishable with a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 1 year and not more than 3 years.
#It shall not be a defense that the offender is no longer employed in the position or engaged in the activity that gave rise to the duty of confidentiality or secrecy.
#the information became public by means not attributable to the offender before the offender revealed the secret or confidential information;
#the information was revealed pursuant to a law or an order of a Court of law or other competent authority; or
#the person or authority for whom the information is being kept confidential or secret has expressly authorized the disclosure.
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