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INDEPENDENT PRICING AND REGULATORY (NO. 77 OF 1997) - SECT 45

Confidential information—notice to show cause

45. (1) If the Commission proposes to disclose confidential information under section 46, it shall first give any affected person written notice inviting the person to show cause within 28 days after the date the notice is given why the confidential information should not be disclosed.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) shall contain—

        (a)     particulars of the proposed disclosure, including details of the person or persons to whom the confidential information is to be disclosed;

        (b)     particulars of the facts and circumstances relied upon by the Commission to justify the disclosure; and

        (c)     a statement to the effect that the affected person may, within 28 days after the day on which the notice is given, give the Commission particulars of the facts and circumstances relied on to show cause why the proposed disclosure ought not to be carried out.

(3) In this section—

“affected person” means—

        (a)     the supplier of the confidential information to the Commission; or

        (b)     any person who provided the confidential information to that supplier, if the Commission is aware of the identity and address of that person.



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