16.—(1) Except as may be provided by section 78(2) of the Act, no person shall intercept or acquaint himself with the contents of any radio-communication other than those transmitted for general information or for the information of licensees belonging to the same licensed network.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations or by the terms and conditions of a station or network licence granted for the reception of radio-communications only, every person having access to radio-communications shall hold strictly secret all radio-communications, other than those transmitted for general information, which may pass through his hands or come to his knowledge.
(3) Such person shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose the contents thereof except to a person entitled to become acquainted with the radio-communications or to an authorised officer or to a court and shall not make other use of such radio-communications.
(4) No person having unauthorised access to radio-communications shall print or publish or cause to be printed or published in any newspaper, pamphlet, book or document, any radio-communication that may pass through his hands or come to his knowledge whether such radio-communication be for private or general reception.