Freedom of Information Act, 2020 Zimbabwe Part VII – General 39. Liability No criminal or civil liability shall attach to any person with respect to anything done or omitted to be done in good faith and without gross negligence in the exercise or performance or purported exercise or performance of any function in terms of this Act. 40. Regulations (1) The Commission, after consultation with the Minister, may make regulations providing for all matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed or which, in the Commission’s opinion, are necessary or convenient to be prescribed in order to carry out or give effect to this Act. (2) Regulations may provide for— (3) (a) any matter relating to the levy of fees contemplated in terms of this Act; (b) the form of any notice required by this Act; (c) uniform criteria to be applied by the information officer of an entity when deciding which information is to be made available; (d) the standards to be observed by employees of public entities when responding to requests for information; (e) the procedures and code of ethics to be followed when disclosing information; (f) persons, organisations or institutions exempted from the provisions of this Act; (g) any administrative or procedural matter necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Act. Regulations made in terms of subsection (1) may provide for penalties for contraventions thereof: Provided that no such penalty shall exceed a fine of level six or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or both such fine and such imprisonment. 41. Repeal of Cap. 10:27 and savings (1) Subject to subsection (2) The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10:27] is repealed. (2) All statutory instruments or made under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10:27] shall remain in force as if they had been made under the appropriate provision of this Act and may be amended, replaced or repealed accordingly. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 21