16 50 Penalty for offences not otherwise provided for Every omission or neglect to comply with, and every act done or attempted to be done contrary to the provisions of this Act shall be an offence under this Act and in respect of such offences or any other offence under this Act for which no penalty has been expressly provided, the offender shall be liable to a fine not exceeding level nine, or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. [amended by Act 22 of 2001, with effect from the 10th September, 2002.] PART IX GENERAL 51 Vessel in relation to export processing zone Any vessel tied alongside the wharf of an export processing zone shall be deemed to be within such zone. 52 Licensed investors to submit returns Every licensed investor shall submit to the Authority at such intervals as the Authority may direct such statistical data and such information and returns as respects his sales and purchases and other operations as the Authority may require. 53 Priority to be given to applications, requests, etc. of Authority (1) Every person whatsoever, including every Minister, statutory corporation and local authority, whose duty it is to consider applications made by the Authority for purposes of this Act, shall ensure that, as far as possible, priority is given to the consideration of every application and request made by the Authority on behalf of a person carrying on or proposing to carry on an approved activity in an export processing zone or elsewhere. (2) The Authority shall report to the Minister any delay resulting from what, in its opinion, is a failure to comply with subsection (1). 54 Preservation of secrecy (1) All persons who— (a) are employed in carrying out the provisions of’ this Act; or (b) examine documents or project applications or returns by licensed investors under the control or in the custody of the Authority shall, subject to subsection (2), keep secret, and aid in keeping secret, all information coming to their knowledge in the exercise of their functions. (2) No person referred to in subsection (1) shall, except in the exercise of his functions under this Act or unless he is required to do so by order of a competent court— (a) communicate information coming to his knowledge in the exercise of his functions to any person who is not— (i) the applicant or other person to whom the information relates or by whom the information was furnished; (ii) the lawful representative of the applicant or other person to whom the information relates or by whom the information was furnished; or (iii) a person to whom the information is required to be communicated in terms of this Act or any enactment relating to the Public Service, the collection and safe custody of public moneys or the audit of public accounts; or