Page:Freedom of Information Act, 2002 on Gazette of India.pdf/2

 2 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
 * (a) “appropriate Government” means in relation to a public authority established, constituted, owned, substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly or controlled—
 * (i) by the Central Government, the Central Government;
 * (ii) by the State Government, the State Government;
 * (iii) by the Union territory, the Central Government;
 * (b) “competent authority” means—
 * (i) the Speaker in the case of the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly and the Chairman in the case of the Council of States or the Legislative Council;
 * (ii) the Chief Justice of India in the case of the Supreme Court;
 * (iii) the Chief Justice of the High Court in the case of a High Court;
 * (iv) the President or the Governor, as the case may be, in the case of other authorities created by or under the Constitution;
 * (v) the administrator appointed under article 239 of the Constitution;
 * (c) “freedom of information” means the right to obtain information from any public authority by means of,—
 * (i) inspection, taking of extracts and notes;
 * (ii) certified copies of any records of such public authority;
 * (iii) diskettes, floppies or in any other electronic mode or through print-outs where such information is stored in a computer or in any other device;
 * (d) “information” means any material in any form relating to the administration, operations or decisions of a public authority;
 * (e) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act by the appropriate Government or the competent authority, as the case may be;
 * (f) “public authority” means any authority or body established or constituted,—
 * (i) by or under the Constitution;
 * (ii) by any law made by the appropriate Government,
 * and includes any other body owned, controlled or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly by the appropriate Government;
 * (g) “Public Information Officer” means the Public Information Officer appointed under sub-section (1) of section 5;
 * (h) “record” includes—
 * (i) any document, manuscript and file;
 * (ii) any microfilm, microfiche and facsimile copy of a document;
 * (iii) any reproduction of image or images embodied in such microfilm (whether enlarged or not); and
 * (iv) any other material produced by a computer or by any other device;
 * (i) “third party” means a person other than the person making a request for information and includes a public authority.