Miscellaneous Part 7
Section 59
59 Unlawful act not basis of civil action unless expressly so provided
(1) This Act does not confer on a person a right of action in respect of
the doing of an act that is unlawful under a provision of Part 4
unless a provision of this Act expressly provides otherwise.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a reference to an act that is
unlawful under a provision of Part 4 includes a reference to an act
that is an offence under a provision of Part 5.
60 Non-disclosure of private information
(1) A person bound by this section because of office, employment or
authorisation must not, either directly or indirectly:
(a) make a record of, or divulge or communicate to any person,
any information relating to the affairs of another person
acquired by the first-mentioned person because of that
person’s office or employment under or for the purposes of
this Act or because of that person being or having been so
authorised; or
(b) make use of any such information as is mentioned in
paragraph (a); or
(c) produce to any person a document relating to the affairs of
another person given for the purposes of this Act.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) A person bound by this section because of office, employment or
authorisation must not be required:
(a) to divulge or communicate to a court any information
relating to the affairs of another person acquired by the
first-mentioned person because of that person’s office or
employment under or for the purposes of this Act or because
of that person being or having been so authorised; or
(b) to produce in a court a document relating to the affairs of
another person of which the first-mentioned person has
custody, or to which that person has access, because of that
person’s office or employment under or for the purposes of
Age Discrimination Act 2004
Compilation No. 46
Compilation date: 03/12/2021
Authorised Version C2021C00565 registered 10/12/2021
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