Cap. 392 Art. 8Tampering with instruments. Falseormisleading statements, etc. Breach of confidentiality.

(1) Any person, who -

(a) interferes with any on-site instrument or approved equipment with the intention of affecting adversely the operation of the on-site instrument or approved equipment; or

(b) refuses to give any information that may be lawfully requested from him under this Act or makes to any of the relevant persons as specified in article 5(4) a statement, whether orally or written, or presents to the relevant persons a document or record which is to the knowledge of that person false or misleading in a material particular; or Act or any regulations made thereunder; or

(d) produces to any unauthorised person any classified document given to any relevant person, or to the Government of Malta or to the National Authority pursuant to the Convention, or given to the Maltese government or to relevant persons with the stipulation that the document be treated as confidential; or

(e) divulges, makes a record or in any way communicates to any person any information given to any authority under the provisions of the Convention and this Act, shall be guilty of an offence against this article and shall be liable, on conviction, to the same penalties as provided in article 4 and the provisions of the proviso to subarticle (1) and of subarticle (2) of article 4 shall apply to offences against this article.

(2) For the purposes of this article, the term "relevant persons" means the persons mentioned in subarticle (4) of article 5.