Right to Information Act, No. 12 of 2016 25 PART VII GENERAL 35. Every officer in any public authority giving a decision which affects any person in any way, shall be required on request made in that behalf by the person concerned, to disclose to that person in writing the reasons for arriving at such decision. Duty to disclose reasons for a decision. 36. Nothing in this Act is intended to prevent or discourage information holders from publishing or giving access to information or prevent any person from seeking and obtaining information, which may be provided in due compliance with the law. Nothing in this Act to prevent or discourage information from being published. 37. (1) The Commission shall cause to be prepared a report of its activities as often as it may consider necessary, so however, that it shall prepare at least one report in each calendar year. The Commission shall transmit a copy of every such report to be tabled before Parliament and a copy of same shall also be sent to the President. Commission to prepare a report of its activities. (2) A copy of the report prepared under subsection (1) shall, within two weeks of it being tabled before Parliament, be made available for public inspection at the office of the Commission and wherever possible, a copy of the same may be made available on its website. 38. (1) Where– (a) any information officer willfully (i) refuses to receive an application for information from any citizen; (ii) refuses a request made for information, without giving reasons for such refusal; (iii) stipulates excessive fees in breach of the fee Schedule referred to in section 14 (e); Commission to inform the appropriate disciplinary authority.