Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)RegulationsRegulations regarding the Promotion of Access to InformationChapter 1 : General Provisions3A. Offences and penalties |
| (1) | An information officer of a public body or a head of an office referred to in regulation 4(1)(a)(i)(bb), who wilfully or in a grossly negligent manner— |
| (a) | fails to comply with a provision of regulation 4(1)(a) or 5(a), as the case may be; or |
| (b) | contravenes regulation 4(3) or 5(b), as the case may be; or |
(c) charges any fee other than the fee prescribed in terms of these regulations,
is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years.
| (2) | A head of a private body who wilfully or in a grossly negligent manner— |
| (a) | fails to comply with a provision of regulation 9(1)(a) or (2)(a); or |
| (b) | contravenes regulation 9(2)(b); or |
| (c) | charges any fee other than the fee prescribed in terms of these regulations, |
is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years.
[Regulation 3A inserted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 990 of 2006)]