Where official information appears.
WHAT OFFICIAL SOURCES ARE
Agency websites The official gazette Formal circulars Verified social media accounts
WHAT THE GAZETTE IS
The official publication recording legal notices and instruments.
WHY IT MATTERS
It is authoritative for what was actually enacted or notified.
WHAT TO BE CAUTIOUS OF
Circulars circulating on messaging platforms Screenshots of announcements Summaries without a source
WHY
False circulars are common, some designed to extract payment.
HOW TO VERIFY
Find the item on the issuing body's own site.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU CANNOT FIND IT
Treat it as unverified.
WHAT VERIFIED ACCOUNTS PROVIDE
Timely announcements.
WHAT TO CHECK
That the account is genuinely the agency's.
HOW
A link from the official website.
WHY THAT DIRECTION
Impersonation accounts are numerous.
WHAT TO SUBSCRIBE TO
Official notification lists, where offered.
WHAT TO FOLLOW
Professional bodies, which summarise changes reliably.
WHAT TO TREAT AS UNRELIABLE
News reports of regulatory change, without the underlying document.
WHY
Reporting frequently misstates scope and timing.
WHAT TO DO BEFORE ACTING ON ANY CHANGE
Find the primary source.
