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Foreign Exchange Amnesty Act (No. 1 of 1971) - Sect 8

Maintenance of secrecy

8.
(1) The competent authority and every officer or servant of the Department of Exchange Control of the Central Bank shall preserve and aid in preserving secrecy with regard to all matters that may come to his knowledge in the performance of his duties under this Act.
(2) If the competent authority or any officer or servant of the Department of Exchange Control of the Central Bank communicates any matter referred to in sub-section (1) to any person other than-
(a) a Court; or
(b) the person to whom that matter relates or his authorized representative; or
(c) the Monetary Board; or
(d) the Governor of the Central Bank or an officer authorized by such Governor to obtain information regarding that matter; or
(e) the Commissioner of Inland Revenue or an officer of the Department of Inland Revenue for the purpose of securing compliance with, or detecting evasion of, any provision of written law relating to the imposition of income tax; or
(f) the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Finance,


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