Act 4 National Information Technology Authority, Uganda Act 2009 37. Minister to report to Parliament. The Minister shall in each financial year, submit to Parliament as soon as possible after receiving them, the Auditor General’s report and the annual report of the Authority. 38. Offences. (1) A person who is employed in the execution of any duty under this Act who— (a) by virtue of the employment or duty comes into possession of information which may influence or affect the market value of any share or other security, interest or article and who before the information is made public, directly or indirectly uses it for personal gain; (b) without lawful authority, publishes or communicates to any person other than in the ordinary course of his or her employment any information acquired by him or her in the course of the employment or duty; or (c) knowingly compiles for issue, any data or information relating to information technology which he or she becomes possessed of by virtue of his or her employment, commits an offence. (2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on conviction, to a fine not exceeding six hundred currency points or imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both. (3) A person in possession of any information which to his or her knowledge is disclosed in contravention of this Act, who publishes or communicates that information to any other person, commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding twenty four currency points or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both. (4) A person commits an offence who— 22