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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/city-of-newcastle-upon-tyne-act-2000/section-17",
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  "legislation": "ukla/2000/8",
  "legislation_title": "City of Newcastle upon Tyne Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/city-of-newcastle-upon-tyne-act-2000",
  "path": "section/17",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Confidentiality",
  "text": "(1) A person who discloses information which he has obtained by virtue of this Part of this Act and which relates to the affairs of a particular business shall be guilty of an offence unless he does so—\n(a) with the consent of the person for the time being carrying on the business; or\n(b) in the exercise of functions under this Part of this Act.\n(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—\n(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; and\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment not exceeding two years or a fine or both.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2000/8/section/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:45:30.275173+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}