BRIEF OF SECTIONS & SUB SECTIONS OF RTI ACT 05

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SECTION BRIEF DETAILS
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1. Section 2 (f) Defn of Information

2. Section 2 (j) Defn/Meaning – “Right to Information”

Designation of an officer by public authority to receive applications

3. Section 5 (2)
and .fwd the same to concerned PIO / CPIO
Seeking Assistance to any other Officer, if necessary for proper
4. Section 5 (4)
discharge of his/her duties.
Render all assistance to CPIO/ PIO, whose assistance has been
5. Section 5 (5)
sought under section 4 (4).
Request for obtaining Information for a person (Indl capacity)
6. Section 6 (1)
accompanying processing fee

7. Section 6 (2) No reason required for request for ‘Information’

8. Section 6 (3) Transfer of application to another pu blic authority

Disposal of application with in prescribed time (30 days of receipt

9. Section 7 (1)
of request) which are received under Section 5 (2) or Section 6 (3)

10. Section 7 (3) Intimation about Information Charge to appellant.

Exemption of fee for below poverty line (BPL) / reasonability of fee

11. Section 7 (5)
prescribed under Section 6 (1), Section 7 (1) and Section 7 (5).
Disproportionately divert the resources of the public auth.
12. Section 7 (9)

Information, discloser of which would prejudicially affect the

13. Section 8 (1) (a)
sovereignty and integrity of State or Country.
Information, discloser of which may constitute contempt of
14. Section 8 (1) (b)
court.
Information, discloser of which would cause a breach of
15. Section 8 (1) (c)
privilege of parliament or the State Lagislature.
Exemption from discloser of Information

Information, discloser of which would harm the competitive

16. Section 8 (1) (d)
position of a third party.

17. Section 8 (1) (e) Informtion available to a person in his fiduciary relationship.

18. Section 8 (1) (f) Information received in confidence from foreign Govt.

Information, discloser of which would endanger the life or

19. Section 8 (1) (g)
physical safety of any person.
Information which would impede the process of investigation
20. Section 8 (1) (h)
or apprehension or prosecution of offenders.
Cabinet papers incl records of deliberation of council of
21. Section 8 (1) (i)
Ministers , Secretaries and others Officers
Information, related to personal Information, discloser of
22. Section 8 (1) (j) which would cause unwarranted invasion of privacy of the
individual.
23. Section 19 (1) Fwd of appeal
24. Section 20 Penalties

25. Section 21 Protection of action taken in good faith

26. Section22 Act to have overriding effect

27. Section 23 Bar of jurisdiction of courts

28. Section 24 Act not to apply certain org