46.
47.
48.
49.
Levies.
Holding of Fund.
Financial year of Fund.
Accounts and audit of Fund.
PART IX
FURTHER POWERS OF COMMISSION
50. Power of Commission to conduct investigations, audits or inquiries.
51. Restrictions on disclosure of information by Commission and staff.
52. Delegation of powers by Commission.
53. Right to request a review.
54. Procedure for seeking review.
55. Notice of review.
56. Inquiry by Commission.
PART X
REVIEWS BY COMMISSION
57. Onus of proof.
58. Commission’s orders.
59. Duty to comply with orders.
60. Appeal against a decision of Commission.
61. Offences and penalties.
PART XI
REGULATION OF MASS MEDIA SERVICES
62. Interpretation in Part XI.
63. Application of Part XI.
64. Abuse of freedom of expression.
65. Restriction on ownership of mass media services.
66. Registration of mass media services.
67. Notification of changes.
68. Exemption from registration.
69. Refusal of registration of mass media service.
70. Registration fee.
71. Suspension, cancellation and enforcement of registration certificates.
72. Penalties for operating mass media service without registration certificate.
73. Accrual of rights and duties.
74. News agencies.
75. Publisher’s imprint.
76. Deposit copies.
77. Obligatory reports.
PART XII
JOURNALISTS
78. Rights of a journalist.
79. Accreditation of journalists.
80. Abuse of journalistic privilege.
81. Extent of status and recognition of journalists.
82. Roll of journalists.
83. Prohibition against practice by, or in association with, unaccredited journalists.
84. Evidence and duration of accreditation of journalists.
85. Conduct and discipline of journalists.
86. Correction of untruthful information.
87. Manner in which correction is to be made.
88. Grounds for the refusal of correction.
89. Right of reply.
90. Representative offices of foreign mass media services.
PART XIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
91. Regulatory powers of the Minister.
92. Amendment of section 4 of Cap. 11:09.
93. Transitional provisions.
FIRST SCHEDULE:
Records Excluded from Application of Act.
SECOND SCHEDULE: Public Bodies and Heads of Public Bodies.
THIRD SCHEDULE:
Ancillary Powers of Commission.
FOURTH SCHEDULE: Provisions Applicable Media and Information Commission.
FIFTH SCHEDULE:
Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Commission.
ACT
TO provide members of the public with a right of access to records and information held by public bodies;
to make public bodies accountable by giving the public a right to request correction of misrepresented personal
information; to prevent the unauthorised collection, use or disclosure of personal information by public bodies;
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