Whoever discloses any confidential information obtained at or because of his work or by virtue of his job or profession using one of the ITE without being authorized to disclose it, or without permission from the person concerned to disclose or use the secret shall be punished with imprisonment for at least (6) six months and/ or a fine of not less than (AED 200,000) two hundred thousand dirhams or more than (AED 1,000,000) one million dirhams. If the offender uses said information to gain benefits for himself or for third parties, this shall be deemed an aggravating circumstance.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.