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(3) |
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The
appropriate Government shall, if necessary, update and publish
the guidelines referred to in sub-section (2) at regular
intervals which shall, in particular and without prejudice to
the generality of sub-section (2), include— |
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(a) |
the objects of
this Act; |
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(b) |
the
postal and street address, the phone and fax number and, if
available, electronic mail address of the Central Public
Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the
case may be, of every public authority appointed under
sub-section (1) of section 5; |
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(c) |
the
manner and the form in which request for access to an
information shall be made to a Central Public Information
Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be; |
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(d) |
the
assistance available from and the duties of the Central Public
Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the
case may be, of a public authority under this Act; |
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(e) |
the assistance
available from the Central Information Commission or State
Information Commission, as the case may be; |
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(f) |
all
remedies in law available regarding an act or failure to act in
respect of a right or duty conferred or imposed by this Act
including the manner of filing an appeal to the Commission; |
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(g) |
the
provisions providing for the voluntary disclosure of categories
of records in accordance with section 4; |
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(h) |
the
notices regarding fees to be paid in relation to requests for
access to an information; and |
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(i) |
any additional
regulations or circulars made or issued in relation to obtaining
access to an information in accordance with this Act. |
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(4) |
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The
appropriate Government must, if necessary, update and publish
the guidelines at regular intervals. |
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(1) |
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The
appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act. |
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(2) |
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In particular,
and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power,
such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters,
namely:— |
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(a) |
the cost
of the medium or print cost price of the materials to be
disseminated under sub-section (4) of section 4; |
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(b) |
the fee
payable under sub-section (1) of section 6; |
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(c) |
the fee
payable under sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 7; |
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(d) |
the salaries and
allowances payable to and the terms and conditions of service of
the officers and other employees under sub-section (6) of
section 13 and sub-section (6) of section 16; |
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(e) |
the
procedure to be adopted by the Central Information Commission or
State Information Commission, as the case may be, in deciding
the appeals under sub-section (10) of section 19; and |
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(f) |
any
other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed. |
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(1) |
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The competent
authority may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make
rules to carry out the provisions of this Act. |
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(2) |
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In
particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the
following matters, namely:— |
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(i) |
the cost
of the medium or print cost price of the materials to be
disseminated under sub-section (4) of section 4; |
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(ii) |
the fee
payable under sub-section (1) of section 6; |
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(iii) |
the fee
payable under sub-section (1) of section 7; and |
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(iv) |
any
other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed. |
