18. The decisions of the Inspector may be appealed against in court within 30 days of their
publication or, where the decision is not made public, of receipt of the notification of adoption thereof.
19. Failure to comply with the lawful requirements of and decisions adopted by the Inspector or any
other hindrance of the Inspector in exercising the rights or powers granted to him by this Law shall incur
administrative liability.
CHAPTER VI
LIABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF LEGAL ACTS REGULATING
THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND THE PROCEDURE FOR
IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF
Article 51. Liability of Producers and Disseminators of Public Information and Officials
1. A producer or disseminator of public information shall, in accordance with the procedure
established by this Law and other laws, be liable for violating this Law and other laws and treaties of the
Republic of Lithuania regulating the production of public information, also for violating the procedure for
dissemination of public information established by laws.
2. The manager of the information society media shall be liable for the content thereof in the manner
prescribed by this Law and other laws.
3. Providers of intermediate information society services shall be liable for the content of the
information society media in accordance with the procedure and conditions set out in the Law on
Information Society Services.
Article 52. Suspension or Termination of Activities of Producers and/or Disseminators of
Public Information
1. The activities of a producer and/or disseminator of public information, except for broadcasters
and/or re-broadcasters of radio and/or television programmes, may be temporarily suspended or terminated
by the court if the producer and/or disseminator of public information violate the provisions of paragraphs 1
and 2 of Article 19 of this Law.
2. When taking a decision on the temporary suspension of activities of a producer and/or
disseminator of public information, the suspension term set by the court may not exceed one month with
respect to newspaper editorial offices and three months with respect to magazine editorial offices.
3. The activities of a producer and/or disseminator of public information may be terminated by the
court if the court has already suspended their activities at least once during the previous 12 months.
Article 53. Compensation for Damage
Damage incurred due to violations of this Law shall be compensated in accordance with the
procedure laid down in the Civil Code.
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