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4(1)Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, if any person who has made an entry into any premises by virtue of paragraph 2 above, or of a warrant under paragraph 3 above, discloses to any other person—
(a)any information obtained by him on those premises with regard to the water supplied to, or effluent discharged from, those premises; or
(b)where those premises consist in a factory or workplace, any information obtained by him on the premises with regard to any manufacturing process or trade secret,
he shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply to a disclosure of any information which is made by any person—
(a)in the performance of his duties; or
(b)in connection with the investigation of any criminal offence or for the purposes of any civil or criminal proceedings or of any arbitration.
(3)A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph shall be liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to a fine;
(b)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.
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