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Right to Information Act
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.
| Act Id | 200522 |
| Act Number | 22 |
| Enactment Date | 2005-06-15 |
| Act Year | 2005 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions |
| Enforcement Date | Ss. 4(1), 5(1) (2), 12, 13, 15, 16, 24, 27, 28 (15-06-2005) and rest provisions on 120th day of its enactment. |
- PRELIMINARY
- RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND OBLIGATIONS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
- THE CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
- THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION
- POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONS, APPEAL AND PENALTIES
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 21 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 22 Act to have overriding effect
- 23 Bar of jurisdiction of courts
- 24 Act not to apply to certain organisations
- 25 Monitoring and reporting
- 26 Appropriate Government to prepare programmes
- 27 Power to make rules by appropriate Government
- 28 Power to make rules by competent authority
- 29 Laying of rules
- 30 Power to remove difficulties
- 31 Repeal
