Access to Information No. 31 of 2016 NO. 31 OF 2016 ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I – PRELIMINARY Section 1. 2. 3. Short title. Interpretation. Objects of this Act. 4. 5. 6. Right to information. Disclosure of information by public entities. Limitation of right of access to information. PART II — RIGHT TO INFORMATION PART III — ACCESS TO INFORMATION 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Designation of information access officer. Application for access. Processing of application. Transfer of applications. Providing access to information. Fees. Correction of information. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Review of decisions by the Commission. Notice to interested party. Protection of person making disclosure. Management of records. Offences of alteration, defacement, blocking, erasure, etc. Defamatory matter in information released. PART IV — REVIEW OF DECISIONS BY THE COMMISSION PART V — CONFERMENT ON THE COMMISSION OF OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS AND POWERS 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Role of the Commission. Functions of the Commission. Inquiry into complaints. Powers of the Commission. Powers relating to investigation. 25. Regulations. 26. 27. 28. 29. Annual Reports. Reports by public entities Offences and penalties. Consequential amendments. PART VI — PROVISIONS ON DELEGATED POWERS PART VII — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SCHEDULE— CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS