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(i) a directory of its officers and employees;
(j) the monthly remuneration received by
each of its officers and employees,
including the system of compensation;
(k) the budget allocated to each of its
agencies, including the particulars of all
plans, proposed expenditures and
reports on disbursements made;
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(2) Every public authority shall adopt and disseminate
widely, including on its website, a publication scheme which has
been approved by the Commission, within six months of the coming
into operation of this Act or its approval, whichever comes later.
(3) The publication scheme shall set out–
(a) the classes of records that the authority will
publish on a proactive basis; and
(b) the manner in which it will publish these
records.
(l) the manner of execution of subsidy
programmes, including the amounts
allocated and the details of beneficiaries
of such programmes;
(4) In adopting a publication scheme, a public authority
shall have regard to the public interest–
(m) particulars of concessions, permits or
authorizations granted by it;
(a) in allowing access to the information it holds;
and
(n) details in respect of the information
available to or held by it, in an electronic
form;
(b) in making information available proactively
so as to minimise the need for individuals to
make requests for information.
(o) the particulars of facilities available to
citizens for obtaining information,
including the working hours of a library
or reading room, if maintained for public
use;
(5) Every public authority shall publish information in
accordance with its publication scheme.
(p) the names, designation, contact details
of its public information officers,
appelate authorities and the particulars
and contact details of the Commission;
(q) a list of all applications under this Act
received by the public authority,
including an indexed register containing
copies of records released in response
to requests made under this Act other
than records relating to the personal
affairs of the applicant.
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(6) Every publication scheme shall, within seven years
of the adoption of the first publication scheme by a public authority,
cover all of the core proactive publication obligations set out in
subsection (1).
(7) Any person may institute proceedings in a court to
compel the head of a public authority, to comply with this section.
9. (1) When approving a publication scheme, the
Commission may provide that the approval will expire at a certain
time.
Approval of
publication
schemes.