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RTI
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THE
RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005
[No. 22 of 2005] [15th
June, 2005] |
An
Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right
to information for citizens to secure access to information
under the control of public authorities, in order to promote
transparency and accountability in the working of every public
authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission
and State Information Commissions and for matters connected
therewith or incidental thereto. |
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| Chapter
1 - Preliminary |
1. |
This
Act may be called the Right to Information Act, 2005. |
2. |
It
extends to the whole of India except the State of
Jammu and Kashmir. |
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The
provisions of sub-section (1) of section
4, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section
5, sections 12, 13, 15,16, 24 , 27 and 28 shall come
into force at once, and the remaining provisions of
this Act shall come into force on the one hundred
and twentieth day of its enactment. |
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| Chapter
2 - Right to information and obligations of public authorities |
| 1. |
Subject
to the provisions of this Act, all citizens shall have
the right to information. |
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Obligations
of public authorities. |
| 3. |
Designation
of PIOs |
| 4. |
Request
for obtaining information |
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Disposal
of Request |
| 6. |
Exemption |
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Grounds
for rejection |
| 8. |
Severity |
| 9. |
Third
Party Information |
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| Chapter
3 - The Central Information Commission |
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Constitution
of Central Information Commission |
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Term
of office and conditions of service |
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Removal
of Chief Information Commissioner or Information
Commissioner |
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| Chapter
4 - State Information Commission |
| 1 |
Constitution
of State Information Commission |
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Terms
of office and conditions of service |
| 3 |
Removal
of State Chief Information Commissioner or State Information
Commissioner |
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| Chapter
5 - Powers and functions |
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Powers
and functions of the Information Commissions |
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Appeals |
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Penalties |
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| Chapter
6 - Miscellaneous |
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Protection
of action taken in good faith |
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Act
to have Overriding Effect |
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Bar
of Jurisdiction of Courts |
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Act
not to apply to certain organisations |
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Monitoring
and Reporting |
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Appropriate
Government to prepare programmes |
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Power
to make rules by appropriate government |
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Power
to make rules by competent authority |
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Laying
of rules |
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Power
to remove difficulties |
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Repeal |
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| The
First Schedule - [See sections 13(3) and 16(3)] |
Form
of oath or affirmation to be made by the Chief Information
Commissioner/the Information Commissioner/ the State Chief
Information Commissioner/the State Information Commissioner. |
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| The
Second Schedule |
| Intelligence
and security organisation established by the Central Government. |
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