Section 16. Information acquired to be deemed official secrets within meaning of Act XV of 1889

16. Information acquired to be deemed official secrets within meaning of Act XV of 1889. *Export* 188 Cotton Duties. [ACT XVII Export and Drawback. SECTIONS. 17. Grant of certificate when dutiable yarn is to be exported to foreign port. 16. (1) All such copies and extracts, and all other information acquired by any such officer on the inspection of any mill or warehouse, shall be regarded as strictly confidential, and shall be deemed to be official secrets. Information acquired to be deemed official secrets within meaning of Act XV of 1889. (2) If any such officer shall disclose to any person other than a superior officer any such official secret as aforesaid without the previous consent in writing of the Chief Customs Authority, he shall be guilty of a breach of official trust, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable in the manner provided by section 4 of the Indian Official Secrets Act, 1889. (3) The restriction imposed by section 5 of the last-mentioned Act shall not apply to a prosecution for a breach of an official trust under this Act. Export and Drawback.