Freedom of Information [No. of 2002 25 (3) A person serving as a member of a committee shall hold office for such period as the Commission may determine. (4) Subject to any specific or general direction of the Commission, a committee may regulate its own procedure. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 8. (1) If any person is present at a meeting of the Commission or any committee at which any matter is the subject of consideration and in which matter that person or that person’s spouse is directly or indirectly interested in a private capacity, that person shall as soon as is practicable after the commencement of the meeting, declare such interest and shall not, unless the Commission or the committee otherwise directs, take part in any consideration or discussion of, or vote on any question touching such matter. (2) A declaration of interest made under subsection (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which it is made. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both. Declaration of interest 9. (1) A person shall not without the consent in writing given by, or on behalf of, the Commission, publish or disclose to any person otherwise than in the course of the person’s duties, the contents of any document, communication, or information which relates to, and which has come to the person’s knowledge in the course of the person’s duties under this Act. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both. (3) If any person having information which to that person’s knowledge has been published or disclosed in contravention of subsection (1) unlawfully publishes or communicates any such information to any other person, that person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding ten thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both. Prohibition of disclosure of information N.A.B 14, 2002