Freedom of the Mass Media and Access to Information Proclamation No ...
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in sub- article (1).
3)
Every public body shall ensure that adequate procedures are in place for the correction of personal information.
39. Miscellaneous
1)
No person is criminally or civilly liable for for anything done in good faith in the exercise or performance of any
power or duty under this part. of the proclamation .
2)
No one may be subject to any legal, administrative or employment-related sanction, regardless of any breach of a
legal or employment obligation, for releasing information on wrongdoing, or which would disclose a serious threat to
health, safety or the environment, as long as he acted in good faith and in the reasonable belief that the information was
substantially true and disclosed evidence of wrongdoing or a serious threat to health, safety or the environment.
3)
For purposes of sub-article (2), wrongdoing means the commission of a criminal offence, failure to comply with a
legal obligation, a miscarriage of justice, corruption or dishonesty, abuse of power or serious misconduct, whether linked
to individual wrongdoing or not.
4)
Any person who with intent to deny a right of access to information in terms of this section;
a)
destroys, damages or alters a record;
b)
conceals a record;
c)
falsifies a record or makes a false record; commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine or to
imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years.
5)
Information relating to any occurrence, event or matter which took place, occurred or happened more than
twenty-five years before the date on which any request is made under Article 14 shall be provided to any person making
a request under that article, provided that this sub-article shall not apply to the exceptions in articles 16, 17, 18 and 23.
6)
It is prohibited to make any document confidential in order to cover corruption, contravention of laws, organizational
or personal incompetence, inefficiency or scandals.
PART FOUR
Rights and Responsibilities of the Media
40. Right of Reply or correction
1)
Where any factual information or matter injurious to the honor or reputation of any person is reported in a mass
media, such person shall have the right to have his reply inserted, free of charge in publication in which the report
appeared;
a)
The editor or his deputy shall have a duty to publish free of charge and with out correction any reply addressed to
him, incase of a daily news paper within three days of receipt or, incase of a weekly news paper within nine days of
receipt and in other publications in the next issue appearing after receipt;
b)
Where the statement which has given rise the reply is made in broadcasted radio or television program, the
responsible program editor shall, free of charge and with out correction, insert the reply in the next part of the program
or other similar program within fourteen days of receipt;
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