Disclosure prohibition for public servants: unauthorized disclosures attract criminal sanctions and prosecution requires central government sanction. Contravention of the statutory prohibition on disclosure by public servants attracts criminal liability: a public servant who furnishes information or produces documents in breach of section 258(3) is subject to imprisonment and fine, and no prosecution may be instituted except with the prior sanction of the Central Government.
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Disclosure prohibition for public servants: unauthorized disclosures attract criminal sanctions and prosecution requires central government sanction.
Contravention of the statutory prohibition on disclosure by public servants attracts criminal liability: a public servant who furnishes information or produces documents in breach of section 258(3) is subject to imprisonment and fine, and no prosecution may be instituted except with the prior sanction of the Central Government.
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