(1) A person, who at the commencement of this section is, or at any time thereafter is appointed, Governor or a Director, officer or servant of the Bank or who is employed by the Bank in any other capacity, shall not disclose, during his term of office or employment or at any time thereafter, any information concerning -
(a) the business of any person or body (whether corporate or unincorporate) which came to his knowledge by virtue of his office or employment, or
(b) the Bank's activities in respect of the pursuit of its objectives as set out in section 6 (as amended by section 5 of the Central Bank Act, 1998) of the Central Bank Act, 1942,
unless such disclosure is to enable the Bank to carry out its statutory functions.
(2) The provisions as to non-disclosure contained in subsection (1) shall not apply to any disclosure -
(a) required by a court in connection with any criminal proceedings,
(b) made with the consent of the person to whom the information relates and, where not th