sec.100Dealing with commercially sensitive information in private session

### sec.100 Dealing with commercially sensitive information in private session This section applies if, while considering works, it appears to a portfolio committee that confidential information may be given to the committee in a public hearing and publication of the information at the hearing could— have a serious effect on the commercial interests of a GOC, the Authority or a commercial entity; or reveal trade secrets of a GOC, the Authority or a commercial entity. The committee must deal with the information in private session. This section does not limit any other power of a committee to deal with an issue in private session. s 100 (prev s 101) amd 2009 No. 7 s 13 ; 2011 No. 15 s 37 renum 2011 No. 15 s 39 amd 2013 No. 19 s 120 sch 1 (sec.100-ssec.1) This section applies if, while considering works, it appears to a portfolio committee that confidential information may be given to the committee in a public hearing and publication of the information at the hearing could— have a serious effect on the commercial interests of a GOC, the Authority or a commercial entity; or reveal trade secrets of a GOC, the Authority or a commercial entity. (sec.100-ssec.2) The committee must deal with the information in private session. (sec.100-ssec.3) This section does not limit any other power of a committee to deal with an issue in private session. - (a) have a serious effect on the commercial interests of a GOC, the Authority or a commercial entity; or - (b) reveal trade secrets of a GOC, the Authority or a commercial entity.