( 1) If the Commission finds that Chief of public Body or Information Officer has held back information without valid reason, refused to information or provided partial or wrong information or destroyed information; the
Commission may impose a fine to such Chief or Information Officer from Rupees One Thousand Rupees to Twenty Five Thousand Rupees and if such Chief or Information Officer is in eligible for departmental action, it may write to the concerned Body for departmental action.
(2) If the Chief of a public Body or Information Officer, delay to provide information which has to be provided on time without reason, shall be punished with a fine of Two Hundred Rupees per day so is delayed to
provide the information.
(3) If the Commission writes to the concerned Body for Departmental action pursuant to Sub-Section (1), the Public Body shall take Departmental action against that Chief or Information Officer within three months and notify the
same to the Commission.
(4) The Commission may impose a fine between Five Thousand Rupees to Twenty Five Thousand Rupees considering that seriousness of misuse of
information if any person is found misusing the information acquired from public Body instead of using it for purpose it was obtained for.
(5) The Commission may impose a fine up to Ten Thousand Rupees to the concerned person in case its decision or order pursuant this Act is not abided by.