The Access to Information Act, 2016
shall give written notice of the filing of the order to all other
parties within thirty days of the date of the filing of the order.
(5) If no appeal is filed under subsection (3), the party
in favour of whom the order is made by the Commission may
apply ex-parte by summons for leave to enforce such order as
a decree, and the order may be executed in the same manner
as an order of the High Court to the like effect.
(6) Public entities and relevant private bodies shall
provide to the Commission such reports as required by the
Act.
(7) The Commission shall, in consultation with the
public, develop and publicize guidelines detailing the
reporting requirements including the manner, means and
timeframes that apply to public entities and relevant private
bodies.
(8) The Commission may request any further
information from the public entity or the relevant private
body to facilitate and enhance monitoring at any time and
may issue an order compelling the provision of such further
information.
Powers relating
to
investigation.
24. (1) The Commission may, for the purpose of
conducting any investigation pertaining to an inquiry, utilize
the services of any public officer or investigation agency of
the Government and where a public officer is so utilized
under this subsection, the Commission shall pay such
expenses as may be incurred by the public officer or agency
for the service rendered.
(2)
For the purpose of investigating any matter
pertaining to an inquiry, a public servant or agency whose
services are utilized under subsection (1) may, subject to the
direction and control of the Commission—
(a)
summon and enforce the attendance of
any person for examination;
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