BSA Section 130 — Official communications

Summary

A public officer cannot be forced to reveal information that was given to them in confidence as part of their official duties, if the officer believes that making that information public would harm the public interest.

Official Text

No public officer shall be compelled to disclose communications made to him in official confidence, when he considers that the public interests would suffer by the disclosure.

Referred to by

• BNSS §94 — Summons to produce document or other thing
• BNSS §328 — Evidence of officers of Mint
• BSA §168 — Judge’s power to put questions or order production

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• IEA §124 — Official communications