Act Number: 22

Act Name: The Right to Information Act, 2005

Year: 2005

Enactment Date: 2005-06-15

Long Title: An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department: Department of Personnel and Training

Section 28: Power to make rules by competent authority.
    (1) The competent authority may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act.
     (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
         (i) the cost of the medium or print cost price of the materials to be disseminated under sub-section (4) of section 4;
         (ii) the fee payable under sub-section (1) of section 6;
         (iii) the fee payable under sub-section (1) of section 7; and
         (iv) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
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