Federal Statistics Act (FStatA) (FStatA)
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Art. 22 Violation of the disclosure obligation
Any person who in a survey commissioned under this Act wilfully provides false information or does not or does not properly fulfil the duty to disclose information despite receiving a reminder is liable to a fine.
Art. 23 Violation of data protection and official secrecy
1 Any person who wilfully violates the provisions of Article 14 by divulging data that must remain secret or by using data for purposes other than statistical purposes shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty. 2 If the offender acts through negligence, he or she shall be liable to a monetary penalty.
Art. 23 — Amended by No I 6 of the FA of 17 Dec. 2021 on the Harmonisation of Secondary Criminal Law with the Amended Law on Sanctions, in force since 1 July 2023 (AS 2023 254; BBl 2018 2827).
Art. 24 Prosecution
1 The cantons prosecute and judge violations of the disclosure obligation in the case of surveys conducted by cantonal bodies, and violations of statistical secrecy by cantonal bodies. 2 The competent department prosecutes and judges the other offences in accordance with the procedural regulations of the Federal Act of 22 March 1974 on Administrative Criminal law. 3 In addition, the general provisions of the Criminal Code and Articles 6 and 7 of the Federal Act of 22 March 1974 on Administrative Criminal Law also apply.
Para. 2 — SR 313.0 Para. 3 — SR 311.0