Section 18, The Prevention and Control of Hiv and Aids Act, 2007

(1) No person shall disclose any information relating tothe result of an HIV test or any related assessments to any other person except– (a) with the written consent of that person; (b) if that person has died, with the written consent of that person’s partner, personal representative, administrator or executor; (c) if that person is a child, with the written consent of a parent or legal guardian; but any child who is pregnant, married, a parent or is engaged in behaviour with a risk of contracting HIV may, in writing directly consent to such disclosure; (d) if that person is unable to give written consent, with the oral consent of that person or with the written consent of the person with power of attorney for that purpose; (e) if in the opinion of the medical practitioner who undertook the test, that person has a disability by reason of which he appears incapable of giving the consent, with the written consent, in order, of– (i) a legal guardian of that person; (ii) a partner of that person; (iii) a parent of that person; or (iv) an adult offspring of that person; (f) to a person approved, by the Minister under section 13, who is directly involved in the treatment or counseling of that person; (g) for the purpose of an epidemiological study or research authorised by the Minister; (h) to a court, where the information contained in the medical records is directly relevant to the proceedings before the court; (i) if the person to whom the information relates dies, to the Registrar of Births and Deaths appointed under the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1983.