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UNSOLICITED ELECTRONIC MESSAGES ORDINANCE :(c) to produce any document that he is required by the Appeal Board to produce, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

(2) A person who publishes or otherwise discloses any material in contravention of—
 * (a) an order under section 51(1)(g) (powers of Appeal Board); or
 * (b) an order under section 51(1)(h) (powers of Appeal Board),

commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 2 years.

(3) It is a defence to a charge for an offence under subsection (2)(b) for the person charged to prove that he did not know and had no reason for knowing that the Appeal Board had made an order under section 51(1)(h) (powers of Appeal Board) prohibiting the publication or other disclosure of the material concerned.

55. Privileges and immunities of Appeal Board members and witnesses

(1) The Chairman, a Deputy Chairman and a panel member have, in the performance of their functions under this Part, the same privileges and immunities as a judge of the Court of First Instance in civil proceedings in that Court.

(2) A witness before the Appeal Board shall be entitled to the same privileges and immunities as if he were a witness in civil proceedings in the Court of First Instance.

56. Rules

The Secretary may make rules—
 * (a) to provide for the lodging of appeals; and
 * (b) generally for regulating the practice and procedure of the Appeal Board.

PART 3 57. Claims for loss or damage

(1) A person who suffers loss or damage by reason of a contravention of any provision of this Ordinance (“the claimant”) shall be entitled to bring proceedings against the person who committed the contravention.