Right to Information Act, 2019 🇬🇭

Ghana 2 Citing Cases

Republic of Ghana

The nine hundred and eighty-ninth

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana

entitled

Right to Information Act, 2019

Published by Government Gazette on 24 May 2019
Assented to on 21 May 2019
Commenced on 24 May 2019

AN ACT to provide for the implementation of the constitutional right to information held by a public institution, subject to the exemptions that are necessary and consistent with the protection of the public interest in a democratic society, to foster a culture of transparency and accountability in public affairs and to provide for related matters.

Access to Information

1. Right of access to information

(1)A person has the right to information, subject to the provisions of this Act.

(2)The right may be exercised through an application made in accordance with section 18.

(3)A person may apply for information without giving a reason for the application.

(4)Despite subsection (3), where an applicant requests that the application be treated as urgent, the applicant sha…

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