Precautionary actions linked to privacy or dignity
– Does this figure exist in the legal framework? (Source):
a) A right to ‘protection of privacy’ is enshrined in the Constitution of Barbados (Section 11). Also, Barbados Constitution in its Section 23 claims that no person shall be treated in a discriminatory manner by any person acting by virtue of any written law or in the performance of the functions of any public office or any public authority.b) The Electronic Transactions Act contains a provision on the protection of data and privacy: Electronic Transactions Act provision regulates the disclosure of information relating to the ‘private affairs of a natural person or to any particular business’ in relation to information obtained by virtue of the Act (Section 22).
– Potential Sanction:
a) Section 11 of the Barbados Constitutionb) Any person who discloses any information in contravention of this section is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction, to a fine of $10,000; on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term of two years or to a fine of $10,000 or to both.