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HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE
ELECTRICITY BOARD
THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005
No. 22 of 2005
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which is
held by another public authority; or |
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the
subject matter of which is more closely connected with the
functions of another public authority,
the public authority, to which such application is made, shall
transfer the application or such part of it as may be
appropriate to that other public authority and inform the
applicant immediately about such transfer:
Provided that the transfer of an application pursuant to this
sub-section shall be made as soon as practicable but in no case
later than five days from the date of receipt of the
application. |
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Subject to the
proviso to sub-section (2) of section 5 or the proviso to
sub-section (3) of section 6, the Central Public Information
Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be,
on receipt of a request under section 6 shall, as expeditiously
as possible, and in any case within thirty days of the receipt
of the request, either provide the information on payment of
such fee as may be prescribed or reject the request for any of
the reasons specified in sections 8 and 9:
Provided that
where the information sought for concerns the life or liberty of
a person, the same shall be provided within forty-eight hours of
the receipt of the request.
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If the Central
Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer,
as the case may be, fails to give decision on the request for
information within the period specified under sub-section (1),
the Central Public Information Officer or State Public
Information Officer, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have
refused the request. |
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Where a
decision is taken to provide the information on payment of any
further fee representing the cost of providing the information,
the Central Public Information Officer or State Public
Information Officer, as the case may be, shall send an
intimation to the person making the request, giving— |
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the details of
further fees representing the cost of providing the information
as determined by him, together with the calculations made to
arrive at the amount in accordance with fee prescribed under
sub-section (1), requesting him to deposit that fees, and the
period intervening between the despatch of the said intimation
and payment of fees shall be excluded for the purpose of
calculating the period of thirty days referred to in that
sub-section; |
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information concerning his or her right with respect to review
the decision as to the amount of fees charged or the form of
access provided, including the particulars of the appellate
authority, time limit, process and any other forms. |
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Where access to
the record or a part thereof is required to be provided under
this Act and the person to whom access is to be provided is
sensorily disabled, the Central Public Information Officer or
State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, shall
provide assistance to enable access to the information,
including providing such assistance as may be appropriate for
the inspection. |
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Where access to
information is to be provided in the printed or in any
electronic format, the applicant shall, subject to the
provisions of sub-section (6), pay such fee as may be
prescribed:
Provided that the
fee prescribed under sub-section (1) of section 6 and
sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 7 shall be reasonable and no
such fee shall be charged from the persons who are of below
poverty line as may be determined by the appropriate Government.
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Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (5), the
person making
request for the information shall be provided the information
free of charge where a public authority fails to comply with the
time limits specified in sub-section (1). |
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Before
taking any decision under sub-section (1), the Central Public
Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the
case may be, shall take into consideration the representation
made by a third party under section 11. |
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Where a
request has been rejected under sub-section (1), the Central
Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer,
as the case may be, shall communicate to the person making the
request,— |
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