87 Manner in which correction is to be made (1) A correction shall indicate the information published by the given mass media service that was not truthful and real, and when it was published by that mass media service. (2) A correction shall be published in the same manner as the refuted report or material was published and shall be set up with the same type and featured under the heading “Correction”. 88 Grounds for the refusal of correction (1) A correction may be refused if the demand or the submitted text of the correction— (a) represents an abuse of the freedom of expression as set out in section 64; (b) contradicts a decision of a court; (c) is anonymous; (d) was received by the mass media service after the expiration of one year since the day of the publication of the information to be corrected by the mass media service. (2) The refusal to correct or the infringement of the order or manner in which a correction is to be made in terms of this Act may be appealed against to the Commission within one year from the date of the publication of the refuted information and the Commission shall consider the appeal within 30 days of receiving it. 89 Right of reply (1) A person or organisation in respect of whom a mass media service has published information that is not truthful or impinges on his rights or lawful interests shall have a right of reply in the same mass media service at no cost to him, and the reply shall be given the same prominence as the offending story. (2) The reply shall be featured in the next issue of the mass media service. 90 Representative offices of foreign mass media services (1) A representative office of foreign mass media service shall not be set up in Zimbabwe except with the permission of the Commission. (2) Application for permission in terms of subsection (1) shall be made in the form and manner prescribed. PART XIII GENERAL PROVISIONS 91 Regulatory powers of the Minister (1) The Minister may, by regulation, order or notice, prescribe matters that, by this Act, are required or permitted to be prescribed or that in the opinion of the Minister are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. (2) Without derogating from the generality of subsection (1), regulations, orders or notices made in terms of subsection (1) may provide for— (a) the form, manner and period in which applications for registration shall be made; (b) the form, manner and period in which complaints against public bodies, mass media services and journalists shall be dealt with; (c) the amount of annual levy payable to the Fund; (d) the manner in which moneys held in the Fund may be invested; (e) the fees to be paid for applications, accreditation and registration and the manner of their payment; (f) the form, manner and period in which requests for information from public bodies shall be made; (g) the standards to be observed by employees of public bodies when responding to requests for information; (i) the procedures to be followed when disclosing information; (j) persons, organisations or institutions exempted from the provisions of this Act; (k) the fee to be paid to a public body to access information or a record; (l) personal information that may be disclosed by a public body; (m) the information to be contained in an application for registration of a mass media service; (n) information to be disclosed for research or statistical purposes; (o) the form and manner of publisher’s imprints; (p) the qualifications for registration as a journalist; (q) the period for when contributions to the Fund will be made; (r) periodicals or publications exempt from registration. 92 Amendment of section 4 of Cap. 11:09 The Official Secrets Act [Chapter 11:09] is amended in section 4 by the insertion after subsection (1) of the following subsection— “(1a) For the avoidance of doubt it is declared that subsection (1) shall not apply to the disclosure in accordance with the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act [Chapter 10:27] (Act No. 5 of 2002) of any document or information by a person who, being the head of a public body as defined in that Act, has lawful access to that document or information.”. 93 Transitional provisions (1) Any person who, immediately before the date of commencement of this Act, was lawfully operating a mass media service or practising as a journalist shall be deemed to be registered for the purpose of providing the same service for a period of three months from the date of commencement of this Act, and any application for registration or accreditation made after that date in terms of this Act for a certificate of registration or - 20 -