නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
(1)
Except in the performance of his duties under this
Act, every member, officer and employee of the Authority shall preserve and aid in preserving secrecy with regard to all matters and any information relating to the affairs of –
(a)
any applicant who has made an application for a licence under this Act;
(b)
a licencee or any customer of such licencee; or
(c)
any Government institution, that may have come to his knowledge in the performance of his duties under this Act or any other law for the time being in force and any such member, officer or employee who –
(i)
communicates any such matter or information to any person other than to the Authority, the
Director-General or an officer of the Authority authorized in that behalf by the Authority or the
Director-General; or
(ii)
suffers or permits any unauthorized person to have access to any books, papers or other records relating to any applicant for a licence under this
Act, licencee, any customer of a licencee or any
Government institution as the case may be, commits an offence.
(2)
The provisions of the Right to Information Act, No.
12 of 2016 shall have the effect not withstanding anything to the contrary in this Act, and accordingly in the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the provisions of the
Right to Information Act and this Act, the provisions of the Right to Information Act shall prevail in relation to any information of the Authority.