The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015

Section 598 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Offence to disclose information in contravention of section 597

(1) A person who discloses information in contravention of section 597 commitsan offence.
(2) In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1), it is a defence toestablish on a balance of probabilities that the defendant—
(a) did not know, and had no reason to suspect, that the information had been provided as specified in section 597(1); or
(b) took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid the making the relevant disclosure.
(3) A person who is found guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable onconviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand shillings.
(4) If an offence under subsection (1) is committed by a company, each officer of the company who is in default also commits the offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand shillings.

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