Right of Access to Information Law
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- Article 5The entities shall publish on their websites, within three years from the date this Law enters into force, a guide containing lists of information available for…
- Article 6An application to obtain information shall be submitted in writing to the entity holding the information on the form prepared for that purpose, accompanied by the…
- Article 7The competent employee must, immediately upon receiving the request, give its submitter a notice stating the request number and date of submission, the type of…
- Article 8The competent employee must, after submission to the head of the entity or his delegate, respond to the applicant within ten working days from the date of its receipt.…
- Article 9Upon approving the application, the competent employee shall enable the person to access the information concerning him and provide him with copies of the documents…
- Article 10If the request contains more than one item of information, and some of it falls within the scope of privacy protection specified in this Law, the entity shall divide the…
- Article 11The competent official must notify the applicant in writing of the rejection of the application, stating the reasons for rejection. Chapter Five Protection of Information
- Article 13In all cases of rejection of the application or failure to respond, the applicant may submit a grievance to the authority, which shall respond to it within sixty days.…
- Article 14The following shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years and a fine not exceeding three thousand dinars, or by either of these two penalties: 1…
- Article 15The Public Prosecution shall have exclusive jurisdiction to investigate, dispose of, and prosecute all offences provided for in this Law. Chapter Seven Final Provisions
- Article 16The Implementing Regulations of this Law shall be issued by a decision of the Minister of Justice within six months from the date of its issuance. Law index - 562 - Home…