Right to Information Act, 2019 - Act 989

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Access to Official Information

1. Right of access to information

2. Responsibility of Government to provide information

Compilation and Publication of Manual on Information of a Public Institution

3. Responsibility of public institution in respect of access

4. Provision of guidelines for manual

Exempt Information

5. Information for the President or the Vice-President

6. Information relating to Cabinet

7. Information relating to law enforcement and public safety

8. Information affecting international relations

9. Information that affects the security of the State

10. Economic and any other interests

11. Economic information of third parties

12. Information relating to tax

13. Internal working information of public institutions

14. Parliamentary privilege, fair trial, contempt of court

15. Privileged information

16. Disclosure of personal matters

17. Disclosure for the protection of public interest

Procedure for Access

18. Application to access information

19. Person to deal with application

20. Transfer of application

21. Information readily available in official publication

22. Deferred access

23. Decision on application

24. Non-existent information

25. Extension of time to deal with an application

26. Refusal to process

27. Refusal of access

28. Manner of access

Amendment of Personal Records in Custody of a Public Institution

29. Amendment of personal records

30. Application for amendment of information

Internal Reviews and Appeals

31. Right to internal review

32. Application for internal review

33. Decision on internal review

34. Notice to third parties

35. Affirmation of decision

36. Application to High Court for judicial review

37. Powers of the High Court

38. Ruling of the High Court

39. Appearance before the Commission

Establishment of the Right to Information Commission

40. Establishment of the Commission

41. Object of the Commission

42. Independence of the Commission

43. Powers of the Commission

44. Functions of the Commission

45. Promotion of right to information

46. Research and law reform

47. Monitoring powers of the Commission

48. Governing body of the Commission

49. Tenure of office of members of the Board of the Commission

50. Meetings of the Board

51. Disclosure of interest

52. Establishment of committees

53. Allowances

54. Limitation on outside work

Administrative and Financial Provisions

55. Appointment of Executive Secretary

56. Functions of the Executive Secretary

57. Appointment of other staff

58. Secretary to the Board

59. Engagement of expert

60. Funds of the Commission

61. Bank account

62. Expenses of the Commission

63. Accounts and audit

64. Annual report and other reports

Application for Review by the Commission

65. Application for review

66. Exhaustion of internal review procedure

67. Direct access

68. Right to make representations

69. Notices and communications

70. Duty to assist Commission

Orders, Decisions and Directives of the Commission

71. Orders, decisions and directives

General and Miscellaneous Provisions

72. Burden of proof

73. Information officers

74. Immunities

75. Fees and charges of public institution

76. Retention of charges

77. Annual reports by public institutions

78. Limitation of period for information exempt from disclosure

79. Information held by the national archives, museums and libraries

80. Application of Act to existing and future information

81. Offence of disclosure of exempt information

82. Other offences

83. Regulations

84. Interpretation

85. Application to and modification of existing enactments

86. Commencement

SCHEDULE

PART A -The Official Oath

PART B - The Oath of Secrecy

PURPOSE

AN ACT to regulate the application of tax exemptions and other exemptions and to provide for related matters.

DATE OF ASSENT

12th September, 2022.