| Sections |
Particulars |
| Chapter I. |
PRELIMINARY |
| Section 1. |
Short title, extent and commencement. |
| Section 2. |
Definitions.-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires. |
| Chapter II. |
RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND OBLIGATIONS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES |
| Section 3. |
Right to information |
| Section 4. |
Obligations of public authorities |
| Section 5. |
Designation of Public Information Officers |
| Section 6. |
Request for obtaining information |
| Section 7. |
Disposal of request |
| Section 8. |
Exemption from disclosure of information |
| Section 9. |
Grounds for rejection to access in certain cases |
| Section 10. |
Severability |
| Section 11. |
Third party information |
| Chapter III. |
THE CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION |
| Section 12. |
Constitution of Central Information Commission |
| Section 13. |
Term of office and conditions of service |
| Section 14. |
Removal of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner |
| Chapter IV. |
THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION |
| Section 15. |
Constitution of State Information Commission |
| Section 16. |
Term of office and conditions of service |
| Section 17. |
Removal of State Chief Information Commissioner or State Information Commissioner |
| Chapter V. |
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONS, APPEAL AND PENALTIES |
| Section 18. |
Powers and functions of Information Commissions |
| Section 19. |
Appeal |
| Section 20. |
Penalties |
| Chapter VI. |
MISCELLANEOUS |
| Section 21. |
Protection of action taken in good faith |
| Section 22. |
Act to have overriding effect |
| Section 23. |
Bar of judisdiction of courts |
| Section 24. |
Act not to apply in certain organizations |
| Section 25. |
Monitoring and reporting. |
| Section 26. |
Appropriate Government to prepare programmes |
| Section 27. |
Power to make rules by appropriate Government |
| Section 28. |
Power to make rules by competent authority |
| Section 29. |
Laying of rules |
| Section 30. |
Power to remove difficulties |
| Section 31. |
Repeal |
| SC I |
THE FIRST SCHEDULE |
| SC II |
THE SECOND SCHEDULE |
