3. Question!directors!of!institutions!for!the!reasons!of!concealing!information,!and!if!the!order!
came!directly!from!them.!If!the!Commissioner!General!is!not!convinced!with!the!reasons!given!
for!such!orders,!he/she!may!immediately!refer!the!matter!in!writing!to!the!President!of!the!
Authority,!the!Prime!Minister!or!the!Chairman!of!the!Legislative!Council!for!appropriate!follow=
up.!
Article%37:!Submitting!yearly!reports!!
The!Commissioner!shall!submit!a!yearly!report!to!the!Palestinian!Legislative!Council,!the!President!of!the!
National!Authority,!and!the!Prime!Minister!and!publish!it,!and!the!reports!shall!contain:!
1. Cases!of!unjustified!refusal!to!provide!
2. Constraints!faced!in!the!implementation!of!his!duties!
3. Any!other!recommendations!the!commissioner!sees!fit!to!add.!
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Chapter%6%–%Fees%
Article%38:!Access!to!information!Application!fees!!
1. Fees!for!access!to!information!requests!or!for!appeals!related!to!it!may!not!be!impose.!
2. The!applicant!will!bear!the!Costs!and!expenses!for!the!actual!process!of!photocopying,!according!
to!market!value!
Chapter%7%–%Final%provisions%
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Article%39:!penalties!
1. Without!prejudice!to!any!severer!penalty!contained!in!any!other!acts,!is!punishable!by!a!fine!of!
not!less!than!_______!and!not!more!than!_______,!for!whoever!declined!to!provide!the!
information!requested!or!submitted!incomplete,!or!reveal!information!relating!to!the!privacy!of!
individuals!in!cases!other!than!those!stipulated!in!this!Act.!
2. In!addition!to!any!other!penalties!stated!in!any!other!law,!the!penalty!of!a!fine!will!not!be!less!
than!_________!and!not!more!than!_______!will!be!imposed!on:!!
a. Provided!information!false!information!
b. Intentionally!destroyed!records!or!books!that!contain!the!information!
c. Reveled!restricted!information!in!bad!faith,!as!set!in!this!law.!!
3. Without!prejudice!to!any!severer!penalty!contained!in!any!other!law,!punishable!by!a!fine!not!
less!than!____!and!not!more!than!______!,!anyone!who!violates!any!other!provision!of!this!act!
4. Despite!of!what!any!other!law!states,!it!is!not!allowed!to!punish!anyone!with!imprisonment!if!his!
access!and!publish!of!the!information!was!with!the!aim!of!public!access!to!information!of!public!
interest!proved!false,!and!it!imposes!monetary!fines!as!stipulated!in!the!law.!
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Article%40:!executive!regulations!
The!ministerial!council!shall!issue!the!necessary!regulations!to!implement!this!law.!
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Article%41:!Cancellation!
Any!provision!that!is!inconsistent!with!the!provisions!of!this!Law!will!be!revoked.!
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Article%42:!Enforcement,!Execution!and!Publication!
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All!competent!authorities,!each!one!within!its!respective!sphere!of!jurisdiction,!shall!implement!the!
provisions!of!this!Law,!which!will!enter!into!force!one!year!after!its!publication.!