28 Right to Information Act, No. 12 of 2016 Release or disclosure of information by an employee of a public authority. 40. Notwithstanding any legal or other obligation to which a person may be subject to by virtue of being an officer or employee of any public authority, no officer or employee of a public authority shall be subjected to any punishment, disciplinary or otherwise, for releasing or disclosing any information which is permitted to be released or disclosed under this Act. Regulations. 41. (1) The Minister may in consultation with the Commission make regulations in respect of all matters required by this Act to be prescribed or in respect of which regulations are necessary to be made in order to give effect to the principles and provisions of this Act. (2) Every regulation made under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on the date of such publication or on such later date as may be specified in the regulation. (3) Every regulation made under subsection (1) shall, forthwith after its publication in the Gazette be brought before Parliament for approval and any regulation which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of such disapproval but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder. (4) The date on which any regulation is deemed to be so rescinded shall be published in the Gazette. Rules. 42. (1) The Commission may make rules concerning any of the following matters:(a) the form and manner in which appeals may be made to the Commission; (b) the procedure for holding inquiries; (c ) fee schedule in respect of providing information;