The Right to Information Act 2005 (Bare Act)/ Universal Law Publishing

THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005
• Introduction
CHAPTER I - /
PRELIMINARY
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions
CHAPTER n
RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND OBLIGATIONS OF
PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
3. Right Id information 4. Obligations of public authorities
5. [Resignation of Public Information Officers ' 6. Request for obtaining information 7. Disposal of request
8. Exemption from disclosure of information 9. Grounds for rejection to access in certain cases
10. Severability 11. Third party information
CHAPTER ///
THE CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
12. Constitution of Central Information Commission
13. Term of office and conditions of service
14. Removal of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner
CHAPTER IV
THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION
15. Constitution of State Information Commission
16. Term of office and conditions of service
17. Removal of Stale Chief Information Corrurussioner or State Information Commissioner
CHAPTER V
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONS, APPEAL AND PENALTIES
18. Powers and functions of Information Commission
19. Appeal
20. Penalties
CHAPTER VI
MISCELLANEOUS 21. Protection of actior^ taken in good faith
22. Act to have overriding effect 23. Bar of jurisdiction of courts 24. Act not to apply to certain organizations
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made
25. Monitoring and reporting 26. Appropriate Govenunent to prepare programmes 27. Power to make rules by Appropriate Government
28. Power to make rules by competent authority 29. Laying of rules
30. Power to remove difficulties
31. Repeal
THE FIRST SCHEDULE.— Form of Oath or Affirmation to be by the Clrief Information Commissioner/
the Information Commissioner/the State
Chief Information Commissioner/the
State Iidormation Commissioner
THE SECOND SCHEDULE.—Intelligence and Security Organisation Established by the Central Government
THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION (REGULATION OF FEE AND COST) RULES, 2005
Rules
1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions

THE CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION (APPEAL PROCEDURE) RULES, 2005
Rules
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1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Contents of appeal 4. Documents to accompany appeal 5. Procedure in deciding appeal
6. Service of notice by Commission 7. Personal presence of the appellant or complainant
8. Order of the Commission
THE CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION (MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS, 2007
CHAPTER I
Regulations
1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions
CHAPTER U OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 3. Appointment of Registrar 4. Powers and functions of the Registrar

CHAPTER III
WORKING HOURS, SHTINGS AND VACATIONS ETC
5.
6.
CHAPTER IV
REGISTRATION, ABATEMENT OR RETURN OF APPEAT
7. Appeal or complaint etc. to be in writing
8. Contents of appeal or complaint
9. Documents to accompany appeal or complaint
10. Service of copies of appeal/complaint
11. Pre.sentation and scrutiny of appeal or complaint
12. Filmg of Counter Statement by the Central Public Information Officer pr the First Appellate Authority
13. Posting of appeal or complaint before the Information Commissioner
14. Amendment or withdrawal of an appeal or complaint
15. Personal presence of the appellant or complainant
16. Date of hearing to be notified
17. Adjournment of hearing
18. Evidence before the Commission
19. Issue of summons
20. Conduct of an enquiry
21. Award of costs by the Commission
22. Communication of decisions and orders
23. Finality of decision
24. Abatement of an appeal/complaint
CHAPTER V
MISCELLANEOUS
25. Seal and emblem
26. Language of the Commission

ADDRESS AND MEMBERS OF CENTRAL
INFORMATION COMMISSION
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LIST OF CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONERS OF STATES
DESIGNATION OF CENTRAL ASSISTANT PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS (CAPIOs) BY THE PUBLIC AliTHORITIES UNDER SECTION 5(2) OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005
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THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT, 1923
' Introduction
Sections 1. Short title, extent nnd application
2. Definitions
3. Penalties for spying 4. Conimiinicalions u'itli foreign agents to be evidence of
commission of certain offences
5. Wrongful communication, etc., of information ft. Unauthorised use of uniforms, 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. Duly of giv.mg 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 'i'
15. Offences by companies 16. [Repealed]
PROFORMA FOR ANNUAL RETURN TO CENTRAL
INFORMATION COMMISSION