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| (1) Except where legally required to do so, no person shall disclose or give to any other person any information or document whereby identity of any person
| | (a) who has given or refused to give a consent under this Act; or | | |
| | (b) with respect to whom a consent has been given under this Act; or | | |
| | (c) into whose body a tissue has been, is being or may be transplanted, may become publicly known. | | |
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| (2) Any person acting in contravention of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and, on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment of either description for a period not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees or to both such imprisonment and fine. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts