रजिस्ट्री सं० डी०एल-33004/2003 REGISTERED NO. DL-33004/2003
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भाग II — खण्ड 1
PART II — Section 1
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 7th January, 2003/Pausa 17, 1924 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 6th January, 2003, and is hereby published for general information:—
THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2002
No. 5 of 2003
[6th January, 2003.]
An Act to provide for freedom to every citizen to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, consistent with public interest, in order to promote openness, transparency and accountability in administration and in relation to matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
CНАРТER I
Preliminary
Short title, extent and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Freedom of Information Act, 2002.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
