ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT (SHOWING AMENDMENTS MADE BY ACT 5/2003) 90B Offences and penalties67 (1) Any person who wilfully— (a) makes a false statement to, or misleads or attempts to mislead the Commission or any other person in the performance of their duties, powers or functions in terms of this Act; or (b) obstructs the Commission or any other person in the performance of their duties, powers or functions in terms of this Act; or (c) fails to comply with an order made by the Commission; shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level seven or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. (2) Any person who wilfully contravenes section sixty-five, seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-seven or eighty-nine shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment 91 Regulatory powers of Minister (1) The Minister may, by regulation, order or notice, prescribe matters that, by this Act, are required or permitted to be prescribed or that in the opinion of the Minister are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. (2) Without derogating from the generality of subsection (1), regulations, orders or notices made in terms of subsection (1) may provide for— (a) the form, manner and period in which applications for registration shall be made; (b) the form, manner and period in which complaints against public bodies, mass media services and journalists shall be dealt with; (c) the amount of annual levy payable to the Fund; (d) the manner in which moneys held in the Fund may be invested; (e) the fees to be paid for applications, accreditation and registration and the manner of their payment; (f) the form, manner and period in which requests for information from public bodies shall be made; (g) the standards to be observed by employees of public bodies when responding to requests for information; (i) the procedures to be followed when disclosing information; (j) persons, organisations or institutions exempted from the provisions of this Act; (k) the fee to be paid to a public body to access information or a record; (l) personal information that may be disclosed by a public body; (m) the information to be contained in an application for registration of a mass media service; (n) information to be disclosed for research or statistical purposes; 67 Section inserted by s. 23 of Act 5.2003. 41