FREEDOM OF INFORMATION [CAP. 496. 1 CHAPTER 496 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT To establish a right to information held by public authorities in order to promote added transparency and accountability in government. 31st July, 2009 * ; 21st April, 2010 † ; 1st September, 2012 ‡ . ACT XVI of 2008. ARRANGEMENT OF ACT Part Part Part Part Part I II III IV V Part VI Part VII Preliminary and Declaration of Principles Submission and Handling of Requests for Information Access to Certain Documents The Information and Data Protection Commissioner Conclusive Reasons for not disclosing Official Documents under this Act Other Reasons for Withholding Official Information Further Provisions Articles 1-5 6 - 16 17 - 20 21 - 28 29 - 34 35 - 38 39 - 48 *articles 2, 4, 5, 17, 21(1), (2), (6) and (7), 22, 46 and 47(1) - in force as from 31st July, 2009 - see article 1(2) of this Act, as originally promulgated, and Legal Notice 218 of 2009. †articles 41 and 42 - in force as from 21st April, 2010 - see article 1(2) of this Act, as originally promulgated, and Legal Notice 157 of 2010. ‡articles 3, 6 to 16, 18, 19, 20, 21(3) to (5), 23 to 40, 43 to 45, 47(2) and (3) and 48 - in force as from 1st September, 2012 - see article 1(2) of this Act, as originally promulgated, and Legal Notice 156 of 2012.