Act 2
Trade Secrets Protection Act
2. Interpretation.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
2009
"acquisition" means the act by which a person acquires or
procures property in anything;
"court" means the High Court;
"disclosure" means an act of disclosing or revealing information
which is secret or generally unknown;
"person" means an individual or a legal or juridical entity;
"trade secret" means information including but not limited to a
formula, pattern, compilation, program, method,
technique, or process, or information contained or
embodied in a product, device or mechanism which(a) is, or may be used in a trade or business;
(b) is not generally known in that trade or business;
(c) has economic value from not being generally known;
and
(d) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the
circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
PART II-PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS
3.
Right to prevent disclosure, acquisition or use of trade
secrets.
A person has the right to prevent information lawfully within his or
her control from being disclosed to or acquired, or used by others
without his or her consent, in a manner contrary to honest commercial
practice.
4.
Conditions for protection.
(l) Information protected under this Act must4