Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961 (repealed)

10 Unjustified disclosure of information.S

If any person discloses any information relating to any manufacturing process or trade secret used in carrying on any particular undertaking which has been furnished to or obtained by him under this Act or in connection with the execution thereof, he shall, unless the disclosure is made—

(a)with the consent of the person carrying on that undertaking, or

(b)in connection with the execution of this Act, or

(c)for the purposes of any legal proceedings arising out of this Act or of any report of such proceedings,

be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.