Section 25Part 5 — PROTECTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
Duty of confidentiality
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25. (1) A person who —
has an official duty or is employed in the administration of this Act; Cayman Islands Identification Card Act, 2022 Section 26 c Act 15 of 2022 Page 23
is a current or former agent of the Registrar; or
is a current or former consultant to the Registrar, shall regard and deal with as confidential, all documents and information relating to the card database and the functions of the Registrar, where the disclosure of the information could reasonably be considered to put at risk the confidentiality, accessibility or integrity of the card database, or the data in the card database.
A person who had an official duty or was employed in the administration of this Act shall maintain, after such duty or employment has ended, the confidentiality of all documents and information relating to the functions of the Registrar.
A person to whom information is communicated under this Act shall regard and deal with such information as confidential, except to the extent otherwise provided in this Act or any other enactment.
A person referred to in subsection (1), (2) or (3) having possession of or control over any information, who at any time communicates or attempts to communicate any such information to any person —
otherwise than for the purposes of this Act; or
to any person, other than an authorized officer or person at the direction of the court, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of forty thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term of eight years, or to both.
No obligation as to confidentiality or other restriction upon the disclosure of information imposed by any law or otherwise shall prevent any legal or natural person from disclosing information to the Registrar for the purpose of assisting the Registrar in the performance of the Registrar’s functions.