The Freedom of Information Act, 2002: repealed by the Right to Information act, 2005 (Bare Act)/
The Freedom of Information Act, 2002: repealed by the Right to Information act, 2005 (Bare Act)/
Universal Law Publishing
- New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing, 2005.
- ii, 23 p.
THE FFfEEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2002
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions
CHAPTER II
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND OBLIGATIONS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
3. Freedom of information 4. Obligations on public authorities 5. Appointment of Public Information Officers 6. Request for obtaining information 7. Disposal of requests 8. Exemption from disclosure of information
9. Grounds for refusal to access in certain cases
10. Severability 11. Third party information 12. Appeals
CHAPTER III
MISCELLANEOUS
13. Protection of action taken in good faith 14. Act to have overriding effect
15. Bar of jurisdiction of courts 16. Act not to apply to certain organisations 17. Power to make rules by Central Govenunent 18. Power to make rules by State Government 19. Rule making power by competent authority
20. Laying of rules
21. Power to remove difficulties THE SCHEDULE—Intelligence and Security Organisations established by the Central Government
PROVISIONS OF RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
Constitution of India
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT, 1923
Sections
1. Short title, extent and application
2. Definitions
3. Penalties for spying 4. Communications with foreign agents to be evidence of commission of certain offences
5. Wrongful commurucation, etc., of information 6. Unauthorised use of uiuforms, falsification of reports, forgery, personation and false documents 7. Interfering with officers of the police or members of the Armed Forces of the Union
8. Duty of giving information as to commission of offences.
9. Attempts, incitements, etc.
10. Penalty for harbouring spies
11. Search-warrants 12. Provisions of section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to apply to offences under sections 3,5 and 7
13. Restriction on trial of offences 14. Exclusion of public from proceedings 15. Offences by companies
16. [Repealed]
Bare Act
342.54 / UNI/F
THE FFfEEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2002
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions
CHAPTER II
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND OBLIGATIONS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
3. Freedom of information 4. Obligations on public authorities 5. Appointment of Public Information Officers 6. Request for obtaining information 7. Disposal of requests 8. Exemption from disclosure of information
9. Grounds for refusal to access in certain cases
10. Severability 11. Third party information 12. Appeals
CHAPTER III
MISCELLANEOUS
13. Protection of action taken in good faith 14. Act to have overriding effect
15. Bar of jurisdiction of courts 16. Act not to apply to certain organisations 17. Power to make rules by Central Govenunent 18. Power to make rules by State Government 19. Rule making power by competent authority
20. Laying of rules
21. Power to remove difficulties THE SCHEDULE—Intelligence and Security Organisations established by the Central Government
PROVISIONS OF RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
Constitution of India
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT, 1923
Sections
1. Short title, extent and application
2. Definitions
3. Penalties for spying 4. Communications with foreign agents to be evidence of commission of certain offences
5. Wrongful commurucation, etc., of information 6. Unauthorised use of uiuforms, falsification of reports, forgery, personation and false documents 7. Interfering with officers of the police or members of the Armed Forces of the Union
8. Duty of giving information as to commission of offences.
9. Attempts, incitements, etc.
10. Penalty for harbouring spies
11. Search-warrants 12. Provisions of section 337 of Act 5 of 1898 to apply to offences under sections 3,5 and 7
13. Restriction on trial of offences 14. Exclusion of public from proceedings 15. Offences by companies
16. [Repealed]
Bare Act
342.54 / UNI/F