Cap. 377 Art. 6APermitted disclosures.

No offence shall be committed against section 257 of the

Criminal Code or this Act by -

(a) a person disclosing in good faith secret information in the course of and for the purpose of obtaining advice or directions from the body regulating his profession;

(b) a person disclosing in good faith secret information to a public authority or before a court or tribunal to the extent that is proportionate and reasonably required for the specific purpose of:

(i) defending himself against any claim with regard to professional work in connection with which the secret information has been obtained by him; or

(ii) initiating and maintaining judicial proceedings seeking the recovery of fees or other sums due to him or the enforcement of other lawful claims or interests;

(c) saving the provisions of article 642(1) of the Criminal

Code or article 588(1) of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure, a person, who in good faith discloses secret information to a competent public authority in Malta in the reasonable belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary for the purpose of preventing, revealing, detecting or prosecuting the commission of acts that amount or are likely to amount to a criminal offence, or to prevent a miscarriage of justice.