72.—(1) In any proceedings before a Court, objection may be taken that any information or any book, paper or document tendered as evidence relates to a trade secret or to the profits or financial position of a witness or party by that witness or party or the person entitled to the trade secret.
(2) Where after considering any objection under subsection (1) the Court directs that information so relating shall be given in evidence —
(a)
that information shall not except with the permission of the president be disclosed or published in any newspaper or otherwise; and
(b)
that evidence shall, if the witness or party or the person entitled to the trade secret so requests, be taken in private and no person who is not expressly authorised by the Court to be present shall be present during the taking of that evidence.
(3) Where evidence is taken in private, a person representing a party to the proceedings shall have the right to be present unless the Court otherwise orders.
(4) Where after considering any objection under subsection (1) the Court directs that any book, paper or document relating to any trade secret or the profits or financial position of a witness or party or person entitled to the trade secret shall be produced before it —
(a)
the president shall have the custody of such book, paper or document and may retain it for such reasonable period as he thinks fit;
(b)
the Court may refer such book, paper or document to an accountant appointed by the Court who may report to the Court whether or not his examination of it supports the evidence given but shall not otherwise disclose the contents thereof;
(c)
the president shall not without the consent of the witness or party or person entitled to the trade secret permit such book, paper or document to be inspected by any person other than the members of the Court; and
(d)
a person who inspects such book, paper or document shall not disclose or publish the contents of such book, paper or document.
(5) A Court may direct that any evidence given in proceedings before it or the contents of any book, paper or document produced before it shall not be published.
(6) Any person who discloses or publishes any information in contravention of this section or of any direction or order given or made thereunder shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction by a District Court to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.