DRAFT ORDINANCE NO: 38
RIGHT TO INFORMATION RULES 2011
Under Section 28(2); Statute 12(2)(xx)
1.
Short title and commencement: These rules may be called the “Central University of
Himachal Pradesh Right to Information Rules, 2011.”
2.
Definitions: (1) In these rules unless the context otherwise requires.-
(a) ‘Act’ means the Right to Information Act, 2005;
(b) ‘Form’ means a form appended to these rules;
(c) ‘Section’ means section of the Act;
(d) “Appendix’ means appendix appended to the rules.
(2) Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules, shall have the same meaning
as assigned to them in the Act respectively.
3.
Application for seeking information: (1) Any person seeking information under the Act shall
make an application in Form ‘A’ to the Public Information Officer accompanied by fee
prescribed in rule 5 and the Public Information Officer shall duly acknowledge the receipt
thereof and shall enter the particulars in Part I of the Application Register maintained for the
purpose in Appendix I.
(2) Except in the case of an applicant who is determined by the State Government as being
below poverty line, the application shall be accepted only if it is accompanied by payment of
the requisite application fees as specified in rule 5. A separate application shall be made in
respect of each subject and in respect of each year to which the information relates.
(3) When the information sought for is ready and requires payment of additional fee, if any,
the Public Information Officer shall communicate to the applicant the fact in Form ‘B’
specifying the additional fee to be paid, on his address given in the application. The
particulars of information being supplied shall be entered in Part II of the Application
Register.
(4) When the information is ready the Public Information Officer will inform the applicant in
Form ‘C’.
(5) Any information supplied under sub rule (4) shall be in the language available in the
office record.
4.
Inspection of record: (1) Any person who seeks to inspect the record before making an
application under Section 4 shall make application in form D for the purpose indicating the
record to be inspected.
(2) An Inspection Register shall be maintained with the Public Information Officer in form
given in Appendix-II and details of the application and inspection shall be recorded therein.
(3) During inspection the applicant shall not take photographs etc. of the record/document.
(4) Except if inspection of the record is disallowed under section 8 and 9 of the Act, Public
Information Officer shall allow the inspection on payment of the requisite fee prescribed in
rule 5.