S.L. 627.1 Art. 14Power to request information.         Cap. 9.

DDI, IACD, and all sub-committees of IACD in terms of regulation 12 shall, in the performance of their functions, have the power to require any Government institution, Government agency, public authority, educational institution, health institution, entities in private or social partnership with Government, and registered and unregistered voluntary organisations, providing services in the field of disability, to furnish them with all the information that they may require in the performance of their functions and duties:

Provided that, except so far as may be necessary for the proper discharge of their functions and duties, officers within DDI,

IACD, and all sub-committees of IACD shall be bound to observe secrecy in regard to any information furnished to them under these regulations, ought to be treated as secret, and the provisions of article

133 of the Criminal Code shall apply to any wilful breach of such duty:

Provided further that, for the purposes of this paragraph all officers of DDI, IACD, and all sub-committees of IACD are to take an oath of secrecy.