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Regulations Promulgated Under The Right To Information Act, No. 12 Of 2016.

Country/Territory
Sri Lanka
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
General
Keyword
Access-to-information Governance Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

These Regulations are promulgated under Section 41 (2) of the Right to Information Act, 2016. Regulation No. 3 requires a Notice containing procedure for making a request to be put up by every public authority in Sinhala and Tamil Languages. Regulation No. 4 contains further process and Regulation No. 5 requires issuance of written acknowledgement by the Information Officer upon receiving a request. Regulation No. 7 requires the Information officer to respond to the request within 14 days of receipt of request. Regulation No. 13 to 16 are in respect of appeals as provided in the Act. Regulation No. 21 relates to Information Officers including their appointment. Regulation No. 22 contains definitions.

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