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HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE
ELECTRICITY BOARD
THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005
No. 22 of 2005
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What are the
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- PIO
shall deal with requests from persons seeking information and
where the request cannot be made in writing, to render
reasonable assistance to the person to reduce the same in
writing.
- If the
information requested for is held by or its subject matter is
closely connected with the function of another public
authority, the PIO shall transfer, within 5 days, the request
to that other public authority and inform the applicant
immediately.
- PIO may
seek the assistance of any other officer for the proper
discharge of his/her duties.
- PIO, on
receipt of a request, shall as expeditiously as possible, and
in any case within 30 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 S.8 or S.9.
- Where
the information requested for concerns the life or liberty of
a person, the same shall be provided within forty-eight hours
of the receipt of the request.
- If the
PIO fails to give decision on the request within the period
specified, he shall be deemed to have refused the request.
- Where a
request has been rejected, the PIO shall communicate to the
requester - (i) the reasons for such rejection, (ii) the
period within which an appeal against such rejection may be
preferred, and (iii) the particulars of the Appellate
Authority.
- PIO
shall provide information in the form in which it is sought
unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the
Public Authority or would be detrimental to the safety or
preservation of the record in question.
- If
allowing partial access, the PIO shall give a notice to the
applicant, informing:
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that only
part of the record requested, after severance of the record
containing information which is exempt from disclosure, is
being provided;
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the reasons
for the decision, including any findings on any material
question of fact, referring to the material on which those
findings were based;
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the name
and designation of the person giving the decision;
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the details
of the fees calculated by him or her and the amount of fee
which the applicant is required to deposit; and
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his or her
rights with respect to review of the decision regarding
non-disclosure of part of the information, the amount of fee
charged or the form of access provided.
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If
information sought has been supplied by third party or is
treated as confidential by that third party, the PIO shall
give a written notice to the third party within 5 days from
the receipt of the request and take its representation into
consideration.
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Third party
must be given a chance to make a representation before the PIO
within 10 days from the date of receipt of such notice.
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