45.1-161.84 - Advance notice of inspections; confidentiality of trade secrets. - Virginia Statutes

§ 45.1-161.84. Advance notice of inspections; confidentiality of tradesecrets.

A. No person shall give advance notice of any mine inspection conducted underthe provisions of this title without authorization from the Director.

B. All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the Chief or theDirector or his authorized representative in connection with any inspectionor proceeding under this title which contains or might reveal a trade secretreferred to in § 1905 of Title 18 of the United States Code shall beconsidered confidential for the purpose of that section, except that suchinformation may be disclosed to the Chief or the Director or his authorizedrepresentative concerned with carrying out any provisions of this title orany proceeding hereunder. In any such proceeding, the court, the Chief or theDirector shall issue such orders as may be appropriate to protect theconfidentiality of trade secrets.

(1973, c. 425, § 40.1-51.3:1; 1976, c. 607, § 40.1-51.4:1; 1994, c. 28.)