ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT (SHOWING AMENDMENTS MADE BY ACT 5/2003) 86 Correction of untruthful information (1) A person or his legal representative shall have the right, at no cost, to demand from a mass media service correction of untruthful information that denigrates his honour and dignity and that was published by that mass media service. 56 (2) A mass media owner shall be obliged to publish a correction in the next issue after the date of receipt of the demand for a correction of its text. (3) If a person has submitted a text of the correction, the text shall be disseminated as long as it does not contravene a provision of this Act. (4) A person aggrieved by a decision of a mass media owner to refuse to publish a correction may appeal to the Commission. 87 Manner in which correction is to be made (1) A correction shall indicate the information published by the given mass media service that was not truthful, and when it was published by that mass media service. 57 (2) A correction shall be published in the same manner as the refuted report or material was published and shall be set up with the same type and featured under the heading “Correction”. (3) A person aggrieved by the manner in which a correction in terms of this section is made or published may appeal in the time and manner prescribed to the Commission. 58 88 Grounds for the refusal of correction (1) A correction may be refused if the demand or the submitted text of correction— (a) represents an abuse of the freedom of expression as set out in section sixty-four; (b) contradicts a decision of a court; (c) is anonymous; (d) was received by the mass media service after the expiration of one year since the day of the publication of the information to be corrected by the mass media service. (2) …59 89 Right of reply60 (1) A person or organisation in respect of whom a mass media service has published information that is not truthful or impinges on his rights or lawful interests shall have a right of reply in the same mass media service at no cost to him, and the reply shall be given the same prominence as the as that accorded to the offending information. 61 56 Subsection amended by s. 25 of as read with Schedule to Act 5/2003. 57 Subsection amended by s. 20 of Act 5/2003. 58 Subsection inserted by s. 20 of Act 5/2003. 59 Subsection repealed by s. 25 of as read with Schedule to Act 5/2003. 60 Subsection repealed by s. 25 of as read with Schedule to Act 5/2003. 61 Subsection amended by s. 21 of Act 5/2003. 39