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No. 6 of 2018.
Freedom
Freedom
of Information Act, 2018
- 6. of Information Act, 2018
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Saint Christoand Nevis.
I assent,
SAMUEL WEYMOUTH TAPLEY SEATON
Governor-General
23rd May, 2018.
SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS
AN ACT to make provision for the disclosure of information held by public bodies or
by persons providing services for them and for connected purposes.
[Published 7th June 2017, Official Gazette No. 31 of 2018.]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and
consent of the National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis and by the authority of
the same as follows:
PART 1
PRELIMINARY
1.
Short title and commencement.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act, 2018.
(2) This Act shall come into force on a day to be fixed by the Minister by Order
published in the Gazette.
2.
Interpretation.
In this Act
“Commissioner” means the Information Commissioner, appointed pursuant to
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Part 5;
“information” means documents, records, data, maps, photographs or any other
information recorded in any form;
“information officer” means a person appointed as an information officer pursuant
to section 17(1);
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for justice;
“official” means any person employed by the relevant public body, whether
permanently or temporarily and whether part-time or full-time;