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Nuclear Energy Act, 1999 (Act No. 46 of 1999)

Chapter II The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation, Limited

31. Disclosure of confidential information concerning Corporation's activities

 

(1) Subject to subsection (2), no information concerning any operation, transaction, project, work or activity of the Corporation in connection with restricted matter or any restricted act or activity which is not yet public knowledge, may be published or made known or be transmitted or otherwise disclosed, except with the written permission of the chief executive officer acting on the authority of the Board, by any—
(a) employee or former employee of the Corporation or of a subsidiary company;
(b) any person who is or was involved in the business, operations or activities of the Corporation or subsidiary company in the capacity of agent, contractor or consultant or in any similar or related capacity, as well as the employee, partner or associate of such a person.

 

(2) Subsection (1) does not preclude the disclosure of information—
(a) in so far as may be necessary for the exercise of any power or performance of any function or duty of the Corporation in terms of this Act or for the performance of any work in connection therewith, or
(b) on the order of a competent court of law.