18 CAP. 496.] FREEDOM OF INFORMATION enforcement or administration of the law if the person is receiving, or has received, protection by the Police or other public authorities as: (a) a witness; or (b) a person who, because of his relationship to or association with a witness, needs or may need such protection; or (c) any other person who, for any reason, needs or may need such protection. Documents subject to legal professional privilege or containing material obtained in confidence. 31. (1) A document is an exempt document if it is of such a nature that it would be privileged from production in legal proceedings on the ground of legal professional privilege. (2) A document is an exempt document if its disclosure under this Act would found an action by a person (other than a public authority) for breach of confidence. (3) Subarticle (2) shall not apply to internal working documents prepared by a member, officer or employee of the Government or any other public authority in the course of his duties unless the disclosure would constitute a breach of confidence owed to a person or body other than a member, officer or employee of the Government or any other public authority as aforesaid. Documents relating to business affairs, the economy and research. 32. (1) A document is an exempt document if its disclosure under this Act would disclose: (a) trade secrets; (b) any other information having a commercial value that would be, or could reasonably be expected to be, destroyed or diminished if the information were disclosed; or (c) information (other than trade secrets or information to which paragraph (b) applies) concerning a person in respect of his business or professional affairs or concerning the business, commercial or financial affairs of an organisation or undertaking, being information: (i) the disclosure of which would, or could reasonably be expected to, unreasonably affect that person adversely in respect of his lawful business or professional affairs or that organisation or undertaking in respect of its lawful business, commercial or financial affairs; or (ii) the disclosure of which under this Act could reasonably be expected to prejudice the future supply of information to the Government or to another public authority for the purpose of the administration of a law or the administration of matters administered by the authority.

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