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Part V · Appointment of Information Officers and Procedure for Gaining Access to Information

23. Appointment of Information officers and designated officers

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

(a)

Every public authority shall for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act, appoint, within three months of the date of coming into operation of this

Act, one or more officers as information officers of such public authority and a designated officer to hear appeals.

(b)

Until such time that an information officer is appointed under paragraph (a) the Head or Chief Executive Officer of the public authority shall be deemed to be the information officer of such public authority, for the purposes of this Act.

(2)

Every information officer shall deal with requests for information made to the public authority of which he or she has been appointed its information officer, and render all necessary assistance to any citizen making such request to obtain the information.

(3)

The Information Officer may seek the assistance of any other officer as he or she may consider necessary, for the proper discharge of the duty imposed on him under this Act, and where assistance is sought from any such officer, it shall be the duty of such officer to provide the required assistance.

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Part VI

Appeals Against Rejections

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Part VII

General

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Schedules