ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Mining Act
211. Offences relating to the unlawful disclosure of information
Edition: 2026-07-24 · In force
211. Offences relating to the unlawful disclosure of information
(1)A person who discloses confidential information otherwise than in accordance with this Act, commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine of not more than five hundred thousand shillings, or both a term of imprisonment and a fine.(2)Subsection (1) shall not apply to any disclosure made—(a)in accordance with a provision of this Act;(b)in connection with the administration of this Act;(c)in connection with monitoring carried out in accordance with a provision of this Act, or the enforcement of a provision of this Act;(d)in connection with legal proceedings under this Act;(e)for the preparation of Government statistics;(f)for the purpose of making the information available to a public officer or a consultant engaged by the Government who has been duly authorised to receive the information for the purposes of the administration of this Act; or(g)with the consent of the person who provided the information.