Cap. 626 чл. 57Provision of information.        Cap. 377.

(1) Without prejudice to the enforcement powers that it has at law, the Authority may require any registered person or licensed sports facility operator to provide it with any information that the Authority considers necessary for the purpose of ensuring the quality and integrity standards required by this Act for purposes of recognition or compliance with the provisions of this Act or any other special law which the Authority is entitled to administer or enforce, or decisions or directives made in accordance with this Act or such other special law.

(2) Any information required by the Authority under sub-article (1) shall be proportionate to the performance of its functions and obligations under this Act or any other special law which the Authority is entitled to administer or enforce and, in requiring any information as aforesaid, the Authority shall state why it requires the information requested.

(3) Except in cases where the recipient of a request may refuse to provide such information, which refusal shall be in writing and shall state the basis for such refusal, a person who is notified with a requirement under sub-article (2) shall comply promptly with the requirement within the time-scales and according to any level of detail as may be required by the Authority:

Provided that any such person may, in complying with the provisions of this sub-article, state clearly to the Authority if any information provided by him is to be considered as confidential for commercial reasons and the Authority shall respect the confidentiality requested subject to the provisions of the Professional

Secrecy Act.

(4) The same rules stated above shall apply to the registered persons or the permit and licence holders who, in carrying out the authorised services, may review or receive information as described in the proviso to sub-article (3). Such registered person or permit and licence holder shall not be required to provide information to the Authority if such information was obtained under confidence or under non-disclosure obligations whilst carrying out their functions for the benefit of any applicant.