Access to Information Act (No. 6 of 2005).

This Act (a) promotes an efficient, effective, transparent and accountable Government; (b) gives effect to article 41 of the Constitution by providing the right of access to information held by organs of the State, other than exempt records and information; (c) protects persons disclosing evidence of contravention of the law, maladministration or corruption in Government bodies; (d) promotes transparency and accountability in all organs of the State by providing the public with timely, accessible and accurate information; and (e) empowers the public to effectively scrutinise and participate in Government decisions that affect them. It defines the right of access to information and provides rule for disclosure and obtaining of information. The Chief Executive of each public body shall as Information Officer be responsible for ensuring that records of the public body are accessible under this Act. Certain information is restricted but information about the results of any product, environmental or other investigation supplied to or by, or carried out by or on behalf of a public body the disclosure of which would reveal a serious public safety, public health or environmental risk. An information Officer shall have the duty to grant requests of information in case of an imminent or serious public safety, public health or environmental risk.