Section 59: Offence
169.Section 59 enables regulations to provide that a registered adoption society which discloses information in contravention of section 57 is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Section 14 provides a default power for the appropriate Minister. This could in appropriate cases be used to deal with local authorities that disclose information in contravention of these provisions.