No.6
Objectives
of this Act
Access to Information Act
2016
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4. The objectives of this Act are to:
(a) give effect to the right of access to
information by citizens as provided for by
the Constitution;
(b) require information holder to proactively
disclose information and provide to the
public information that they hold subject to
the provisions of this Act;
(c) create a framework to facilitate access to
information held by information holders in
compliance with any right protected by the
Constitution and any other written law;
(d) promote routine and systematic information
disclosure by information holders in
compliance with the principles of
accountability, transparency and public
participation; and
(e) provide for the protection of persons who
release information of public interest in
good faith.
PART II
RIGHT OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION
Right to
information
5.-(1) Every person shall have the right of access
to information which is under the control of information
holders.
(2) The information holder shall, subject to the
provisions of section 6 and any other written laws, make
available to the public or, on request, to any person,
information which is under his control.
(3) Nothing in this Act shall limit or otherwise
restrict any other legislative requirement for a public
authority to disclose information.
(4) For purposes of this section, “person” means a
citizen of the United Republic.
Exempt
information
6.-(1) Notwithstanding the provision of section 5,
the information holder may withhold the information
where he-