# Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997, Section 44: Unlawful disclosure of information.


(1) After section 41B of the 1989 Act there shall be inserted the following section—
“ Unlawful disclosure of information by medical officer.
41D (1) This section applies to—
(a) a registered medical practitioner appointed under paragraph (a) of section 107(6) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (medical services in contracted out prisons);
(b) a registered medical practitioner providing appropriate medical services under an arrangement entered into under section 3A(2)(b) of this Act or paragraph (b) of the said section 107(6); and
(c) any person acting under the supervision of such a practitioner.
(2) Any person to whom this section applies who discloses, otherwise than in the course of his duty or as authorised by the Secretary of State, any information relating to a particular prisoner which he has acquired in the course of carrying out his duties shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) above shall be liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both;
(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/48/section/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-punishment-scotland-act-1997/section-44
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