Section 38: Secrecy.

(1) A member of the Council, the Executive Secretary, officer or other employee of the Scheme shall -
(a) not, for his personal gain, make use of any information which has come to his knowledge in the exercise of his powers or is obtained by him in the ordinary course of his duty under this Act;
(b) treat as confidential any information which has come to his knowledge in the exercise of his powers or is obtained by him in the performance of his functions under this Act;
(c) not disclose any information referred to under paragraph (b) of this subsection except when required to do so by an Arbitration Board or the court or in such other circumstances as may be prescribed by the Council, from time to time.
(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of not less than N20,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment.