A-2.1 - Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information

Section 159.1 Disposition versions

2023-09-22

159.1. (Replaced).

1987, c. 68, s. 13; 1990, c. 4, s. 24; 2021, c. 25, s. 69.

1990-10-01

159.1. Every person who knowingly

(1)  gives access to a document to a person who does not have a right of access to it under a provision of an Act which applies notwithstanding a provision of this Act,

(2)  informs a person of the existence of information he does not have the right to be informed of under a provision of an Act which applies notwithstanding a provision of this Act, or

(3)  communicates information to a person who is not a person who may take communication of it under a provision of an Act which applies notwithstanding a provision of this Act

is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine of $200 to $1,000 and, in a case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine of $500 to $2,500.

1987, c. 68, s. 13; 1990, c. 4, s. 24.

1987-12-31

159.1. Every person who knowingly

(1)  gives access to a document to a person who does not have a right of access to it under a provision of an Act which applies notwithstanding a provision of this Act,

(2)  informs a person of the existence of information he does not have the right to be informed of under a provision of an Act which applies notwithstanding a provision of this Act, or

(3)  communicates information to a person who is not a person who may take communication of it under a provision of an Act which applies notwithstanding a provision of this Act

is guilty of an offence and liable, in addition to costs, to a fine of $200 to $1 000 and, for each subsequent offence within two years, to a fine of $500 to $2 500.

1987, c. 68, s. 13.