or the local information office of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government, and in accordance with the relevant administrative regulations for the administration of Internet information services, stop the Internet news information service provider's Internet information services or order the Internet access service provider to stop providing access service to the Internet news information service provider.

Article 27 Where the news information published or transmitted by an Internet news information service provider contains any content prohibited in Article 19 of the present Rules, or, in this case, the Internet news information service provider refuses to perform its obligations of cutting out such content, the Information Office of the State Council or the relevant local information office of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall give it a warning, and may impose on it a fine of more than 10,000 yuan but not less than 30,000 yuan, in addition. If the circumstances are serious, the telecommunications administrative department shall, in light of the written confirmation opinions of the relevant competent department, and in accordance with the relevant administrative regulations for the administration of Internet information services, stop the Internet news information service provider's Internet information services or order the Internet access service provider to stop providing access service to the Internet news information service provider.

Where the news information published or transmitted by an Internet news information service provider contain any content in violation of Paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the present Rules, the Information Office of the State Council or the information office of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall, within the limits of their respective functions and powers, punish the Internet news information service provider in light of the types and extents of punishment as prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

Article 28 Where an Internet news information service provider, in violation of Article 16 of the present Rules, republishes any illegally sourced news information, publishes any news information gathered and edited by itself or misrepresents any content of the original news information, the Information Office of the State Council or the information office of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall, within the limits of their respective functions and powers, order it to make corrections, give it a warning and impose on it a fine of more than 5,000 yuan but no more than 30,000 yuan.

Where an Internet news information service provider fails to indicate the source of any news information in violation of Article 16 of the present Rules, the Information Office of the State Council or the relevant local information office of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall, within the limits of their respective functions and powers, order it to make corrections, give it a warning and may impose on it a fine of more than 5,000 yuan but no more than 20,000 yuan.

Article 29 Where an Internet news information service provider commits any of the following acts in violation of the present Rules, the Information Office of the State Council or the relevant local information office of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall, within the limits of their respective functions and powers, order it to make corrections, give it a warning and may impose on it a fine of not more than 30,000 yuan:

(1) Failing to perform the obligation of applying for the record;

(2) Failing to perform the obligation of making a report;