1.3.6 “Independent Human Rights Commission” means the autonomous commission
established by an Act of the legislature, which shall have oversight responsibility for the
effective implementation of this Act
1.3.4 “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust,
estate, un-incorporated entity, government or any
juridical entity.
1.3.5 “Private Bodies” include any entity, business or otherwise, owned by private
persons.
1.3.6
“Public Authorities” means any agency, ministry, or institution of the Government
of Liberia or person acting on behalf of such agency, ministry or institution;
1.3.7
“Public Bodies” refer to all agencies, entities, corporations, bodies and other
institutions owned, wholly or substantially by the
Government of Liberia.
1.3.8 “Public Function” refers to any act normally carried out by the Government or any
of its agencies, ministries and institutions.
1.3.9
Public Services” means services rendered for or to the general public at cost or
on gratis, and includes sanitation, health,
transportation, banking, education, broadcasting
and telecommunications, etc.
1.3.11 “Publication Scheme” means publication by public authority providing detailed
information to the public on the nature and activities of that authority and information it
publishes.
1.3.12 “Public Record” means a record, manual rule book, regulation, or other
documents produced or received by, being used or having been used by, possessed by
or under the control of a public authority, whether in written form or recorded or stored in
electronic form or in any other device.
1.3.13 “Requester” means an applicant or person who requests access to a document
or information.
Section 1.4 Principles: This Act is based on the following principles, which shall govern
the construction, exercise, and protection of the right of access to information:
a. Public bodies hold information not for themselves but as agents of the public and
custodians of the public good;
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