! ! General!Duties! ! ! ! ! ! Annual!Report! Unofficial)translation) ! (b)! The!Information!Commissioner’s!Office!shall! not!utilize!the!financial!assistance!provided!by! persons!or!an!organization!or!a!foreign! government,!for!purposed!except!that!of! achieving!the!objectives!of!the!office.! ! ! (c)! A!financial!statement!stating!the!Information! Commissioner’s!Office’s!income,!expenditure,! assets!and!liabilities,!audited!and!prepared!in! consultation!with!the!Auditor!General!and!in! accordance!with!the!regulations!formulated!by! the!Auditor!General,!shall!be!submitted!to!the! President!and!the!People’s!Majlis!along!with!the! annual!report!stipulated!in!Section!14!of!this! Act.! ! 56! In!addition!to!undertaking!the!responsibilities! specified!in!this!Act,!the!Information!Commissioner! has!the!following!powers:! ! ! (a)! to!examine!and!report!the!extent!to!which!this! Act!is!administered!by!state@offices;! ! ! (b)! for!the!purpose!of!reforming!matters!related!to! information!dissemination,!to!identify!what! general!improvements!can!be!made!without! singling!out!a!particular!state@office,!and! identifying!potential!improvements!related!to!a! specific!state@office;! ! ! (c)! to!participate,!run!and!cooperate!in!providing! training!programs!for!Government!employees,! for!the!purpose!of!administering!this!Act;! ! ! (d)! where!breaches!of!this!Act!are!deemed!to!have! taken!place,!to!inform!the!relevant!authorities;! ! ! (e)! to!publicize!the!purpose!and!objectives!of!this! Act!and!to!widely!publicize!the!rights!provided! to!individuals!under!this!Act!and!to!inform!them! of!these!rights.! ! 57! (a)! The!Office!of!the!Information!Commissioner! shall!prepare!and!submit!an!annual!report! based!on!the!activities!of!the!Commission,! before!the!end!of!February!to!the!President!of! the!Republic!and!the!People’s!Majlis.! ! ! 29!